This video is essentially a continuation of the previous video called, “How to Start Conversations in the Navajo Language.” Essentially, I introduced the phrase, “Haa ánít’é?” which means, “How are you doing?”
Of course it isn’t quite useful if you don’t know how to respond to this question. So in this video, I provided the different ways in which you can respond to this question along with providing some vocabulary words for various emotions in Navajo.
In addition to this, I’ve also included the basic ways you can respond to, “Haa lá ánít’é?” by responding with:
Bil nisin (sleepy)
Dichin nisin (hungry)
Dibáá’ nisin (thirsty)
Though, I’m grateful that someone took the time to translate the emotions on that “How Are You Doing Today?” chart in Navajo, it is more useful to have it in 1st person as opposed to 3rd person so you can learn the emotions. I hope you like this video… enjoy!
Living History Samuel Tom Holiday Navajo Code Talker
Photo by Tom Grier/Navajo Oral History Project.
Despite being forbidden to speak the Navajo language at boarding schools, Samuel Holiday recognized the importance of his language and culture.
He shares stories of his service in the U.S. Marines during World War II as a testament to this power. As a Navajo Code Talker, he served in the South Pacific, transmitting and receiving messages that were never deciphered by the Japanese.
Photo by Tom Grier/Navajo Oral History Project.
Samuel´s legacy goes beyond his military duty. He is a role model and source of inspiration for Navajo youth.
This documentary film was researched, photographed, edited and produced by students of Winona State University (Winona, Minnesota) and Diné College (Tsaile, Arizona, Navajo Nation) during summer 2012.
It contains stories Samuel Tom Holiday of Kayenta, Arizona, told the students during several hours of interviews about his life.
Samuel Tom Holiday Winona
Project completed by:
Kelsey Curtis – DC
Liam Krause – WSU
Rachel Rivers – WSU
Christine Willie – DC
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LITTLE LAMBS The little lambs are born. Near the waterhole my mother makes shelters of green boughs for the mother sheep. There in the shelters the l ittle lambs are born. The green boughs stand close together, they do not let the snow nor the wind nor the sand come in to hurt the lambs. Soon the [...]
Harold Morgan – Navajo Tribal Council Liaison Living History Photo by Tom Grier/Navajo Oral History Project. Harold Morgan lives with his family in Sawmill, Arizona. He is a thoughtful and deeply spiritual man who has faithfully served the Navajo Nation for nearly three decades as Legislative Assistant to the Navajo Tribal Council. Harold Morgan rang [...]
THE FIELD In a little delta of seepage water near the waterhole is a small place that my father has fenced to make a home for the corn, for the squash and the melons. It is too cold now, but soon, when the snow melts and hides away in the warm sand father will go [...]
The Diné society is based primarily upon kinship arising from clan affiliation, as each person is a member of the tribe by reason of his or her affiliation to one of the numerous Clans. It is very important for a person to know K’e – The Kinship System. Below are the Diné (Navajo) terms for [...]
Navajo Code Talker Joe Vandever Navajo Oral History Project Photo by Elisenda Xifra Reverter Joe Vandever Sr. lives in Haystack, New Mexico. After growing up near Grants, New Mexico, he was recruited into the 297th Platoon of the United States Marine Corps. Photo by Elisenda Xifra Reverter Joe was enlisted as a Navajo Code Talker, [...]
THE WATERHOLE The waterhole hides away behind the red rocks, but my sheep know where to find it. Their little feet have made a deep trail from the corral to the waterhole.
Video and Text by daybreakwarrior When people want to learn conversational Navajo, they always want to learn how to say, “How are you doing?” There are ways to say this, namely: Hait’áo naniná? Haa lá ánít’é? You can ask these but they’re not usually conversation starters. These are used if you know the person [...]
Content for this site is provided by Harry Benally a Navajo Carver and Silversmith from Sheep Springs, New Mexico and Harold Carey a Navajo Historian from Malad City, Idaho.
