HOMELAND
The land around my mother’s hogan is big.
It is still.
It has walls of red rocks.
And way, far off the sky comes down to touch the sands.
Blue sky is above me.
Yellow sand is beneath me.
The sheep are around me.
My mother’s hogan is near.
KÉÉHASHTÍNÍGI
Kéyah shimá bighan binaagóó ‘ayóí ániltso.
Tóó doo ‘ííts’a’í da.
Tsé daalchíí go bináz’á.
Doo deighánídi yá séí didii’á nahalin.
Yá dilhi? doot?’izh shkáa’gi.
Séí t’éiyá shiyaagi.
Dibé t’éiyá shinaagóó.
Shinaá bighan t’áá ‘aháni
Source:
Little Herder In Autumn
By Ann Clark
Illustrated by Hoke Denetsosie
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Build a Fire – Navajo Language Lesson
Little Lambs – Navajo Language Lesson
Field – Navajo Language Lesson
The Waterhole – Navajo Language Lesson
The Puppy – Navajo Language Lesson
Sheep Corral – Navajo Language Lesson
Possessions – Navajo Language Lesson
Breakfast – Little Herder Story
The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Going To The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Sleep – Navajo Language Lesson
Supper – Navajo Language Lesson
Father Comes Back – Navajo Language Lesson
Shoveling Snow – Navajo Language Lesson
The Dogs are Hungry – Navajo Language Lesson
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