Dįnę́ Bizaad
"My children as you journey throughout life from generation to
generation; do not forget your language, your culture, and your way of life. That identifies who you are."
-Chief Manuelito
(Hastįįn Ch'il Haajįnį́)
"My children as you journey throughout life from generation to
generation; do not forget your language, your culture, and your way of life. That identifies who you are."
-Chief Manuelito
(Hastįįn Ch'il Haajįnį́)
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Shiprock, New Mexico (Nąąt’áanįį Nę́ę́z/Tooh, Yootó Hahoodzodi)
Shiprock Pinnacle (Tsébit’a’í)
Yá’át’ééh! I am glad you have come to my site regarding the Navajo language. As you may already know, Navajo is a Native American language officially spoken by 120,000 people and has the largest number of fluent speakers out of all Native American tribes within North America.
Regardless of the numbers, Navajo is considered an "endangered" and/or "unsafe," by many language research groups, which include UNESCO. In order to counteract this decline, schools across the Navajo Reservation, as well as regions surrounding the Navajo Reservation, have integrated Navajo language classes. These classes help to build student’s speaking fluency as well as incorporate reading and writing skills.
Yet in decline, we can still save the Navajo language. It doesn’t take just "one" individual to teach Navajo, it takes people. My goal for this site is to further assist you in gaining critical fluency in the Navajo language. ’Ahxéhee’!
Regardless of the numbers, Navajo is considered an "endangered" and/or "unsafe," by many language research groups, which include UNESCO. In order to counteract this decline, schools across the Navajo Reservation, as well as regions surrounding the Navajo Reservation, have integrated Navajo language classes. These classes help to build student’s speaking fluency as well as incorporate reading and writing skills.
Yet in decline, we can still save the Navajo language. It doesn’t take just "one" individual to teach Navajo, it takes people. My goal for this site is to further assist you in gaining critical fluency in the Navajo language. ’Ahxéhee’!