Fortunate & Lya's museum project
navajo
The story of the Navajo tribe and their language
START
01. Basic Facts
02. Language Origin
03. Influence of the Westward Expansion
INDEX
04. Basic Navajo
05. Video
06. Game
SECTION 01
Basic facts
- About 170 000 speakers
- Spoken in southwest of US, especially in Navajo nation
- Most widespread Native American language above the US-Mexican-Border
- Part of the Apalachean group of languages
- Navajo people call it "Diné bizaad" (people's language)
- Navajo is the Spanish adaptation of the Tewa Pueblo word "Navahu'u", which originally described a large area of cultivated land
SECTION 02
origin
The Bering land bridge
Around 6-4000 BC the ancestors of the Navajo people migrated from Eurasia to North America through the Bering Land Bridge, which existed at that time. They travelled all the way down to an area that is now the part of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
+ INFO
The sacred mountains
Sis Naajaní (Mount Blanca)
Dibé Nitsaa (Mountain Hesperus)
According to Navao Mythology, their homeland lies between 4 sacred mountains, representing four cardinal points and four colours. They called it "Dinétah" (among the people).
Tsoodzit (Mount Taylor)
Dook'oostííd (San Francisco Peaks)
SECTION 03
Influence of the Westward Expansion
The long walk
Because of the need of the American government to expand its territory, in 1864 they drove out the Navajo people from their homeland and relocated them to the area of Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The Navajo called this the "Long Walk".
+ INFO
The Peace treaty
Sis Naajaní (Mount Blanca)
Dibé Nitsaa (Mountain Hesperus)
In 1868, both parties finally signed a Peace Treaty, which granted the Navajo people a protected Reservation on their old homeland, but was significantly smaller than their old terriory. Following this, the Navajos travelled back.
Tsoodzit (Mount Taylor)
Dook'oostííd (San Francisco Peaks)
How did the english language respond to the contact?
Due to the Westward Expansion, settlers and Natives were in conflict, but also contact with each other. The result can actually be seen in the language. There are a lot of Native American words in the American English Language. Examples include:- Food & Animals:
- Skunk (from squuncke) - Massachusett Tribe
- Squash (askútasquash) - Narragansett language
- Geographical Terms:
- States: Illinois, Delaware, Massachusett, Iowa, Kansas, Alabama, Missouri, Connecticut
- Cities: Miami, Montauk, Mobile, Biloxi, Cheyenne, Natchez, Wichita
- Rivers & Lakes: Erie, Huron, Missouri
- Mountains & Deserts: Apalachee, Teton, Mohave, Shasta
How did the Navajo Language respond to the contact?
In contrast to the inclusion of words to the English language, Navajo didn't include English words or terms. Instead, the Navajo people invented new words to describe new objects and later even countries and states.
SECTION 04
Basic Navajo
Navajo phrases
- Yá'át'ééh - Hello
- Yá'át'ééh abiní - Good morning
- Ahéhee' - Thank you
- Haash yinilye? - What is your name?
- Shí éí ... yinilyé (yinishyé) - My name is ...
- Ní - you
- Shi - I
- Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná? - How are you?
- Bízháneeʼ - lucky
- Hágooshį́į́ / Hágoónee' - Goodbye
- Shizhé’é - father
- Shimá - mother
Grammar Fun-facts
Navajo puts nouns in differet categories according to which, their place in a sentence is determined. Verbs can also take the place of our adjectives (e.g. nitsaa (to be large)). The verb to give changes based on the shape of the object (11 shapes).
SECTION 05
Video
A song in navajo
This is what Navajo sounds like.
Translated Lyrics:
In a serene state, the dawn comes,
In a sacred state, the dawn comes
The dawn comes upon Mother Earth,
With all good things, the dawn comes
Dawn comes upon the wide open spaces,
Dawn comes upon the mountains
The dawn brings prayers and songs,
The dawn brings the bluebird
I am all rested in the early dawn,
My whole being is all rested in the dawn
The dawn brings the thinking process
The dawn brings the planning process
The dawn brings life from here forward,
The dawn also brings forth spirituality
The dawn brings long life happiness,
The dawn brings life until old age
SECTION 05
Game
Diné bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ?
(Do you speak Navajo?)
https://create.kahoot.it/share/navajo-language-game/a9f1245d-51f2-4634-ab7e-c4334b0c12b6
Ahéhee'!
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Fortunate & Lya's museum project
navajo
The story of the Navajo tribe and their language
START
01. Basic Facts
02. Language Origin
03. Influence of the Westward Expansion
INDEX
04. Basic Navajo
05. Video
06. Game
SECTION 01
Basic facts
SECTION 02
origin
The Bering land bridge
Around 6-4000 BC the ancestors of the Navajo people migrated from Eurasia to North America through the Bering Land Bridge, which existed at that time. They travelled all the way down to an area that is now the part of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
+ INFO
The sacred mountains
Sis Naajaní (Mount Blanca)
Dibé Nitsaa (Mountain Hesperus)
According to Navao Mythology, their homeland lies between 4 sacred mountains, representing four cardinal points and four colours. They called it "Dinétah" (among the people).
Tsoodzit (Mount Taylor)
Dook'oostííd (San Francisco Peaks)
SECTION 03
Influence of the Westward Expansion
The long walk
Because of the need of the American government to expand its territory, in 1864 they drove out the Navajo people from their homeland and relocated them to the area of Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The Navajo called this the "Long Walk".
+ INFO
The Peace treaty
Sis Naajaní (Mount Blanca)
Dibé Nitsaa (Mountain Hesperus)
In 1868, both parties finally signed a Peace Treaty, which granted the Navajo people a protected Reservation on their old homeland, but was significantly smaller than their old terriory. Following this, the Navajos travelled back.
Tsoodzit (Mount Taylor)
Dook'oostííd (San Francisco Peaks)
How did the english language respond to the contact?
Due to the Westward Expansion, settlers and Natives were in conflict, but also contact with each other. The result can actually be seen in the language. There are a lot of Native American words in the American English Language. Examples include:- Food & Animals:
- Skunk (from squuncke) - Massachusett Tribe
- Squash (askútasquash) - Narragansett language
- Geographical Terms:
- States: Illinois, Delaware, Massachusett, Iowa, Kansas, Alabama, Missouri, Connecticut
- Cities: Miami, Montauk, Mobile, Biloxi, Cheyenne, Natchez, Wichita
- Rivers & Lakes: Erie, Huron, Missouri
- Mountains & Deserts: Apalachee, Teton, Mohave, Shasta
How did the Navajo Language respond to the contact?
In contrast to the inclusion of words to the English language, Navajo didn't include English words or terms. Instead, the Navajo people invented new words to describe new objects and later even countries and states.
SECTION 04
Basic Navajo
Navajo phrases
Grammar Fun-facts
Navajo puts nouns in differet categories according to which, their place in a sentence is determined. Verbs can also take the place of our adjectives (e.g. nitsaa (to be large)). The verb to give changes based on the shape of the object (11 shapes).
SECTION 05
Video
A song in navajo
This is what Navajo sounds like.
Translated Lyrics: In a serene state, the dawn comes, In a sacred state, the dawn comes The dawn comes upon Mother Earth, With all good things, the dawn comes Dawn comes upon the wide open spaces, Dawn comes upon the mountains The dawn brings prayers and songs, The dawn brings the bluebird I am all rested in the early dawn, My whole being is all rested in the dawn The dawn brings the thinking process The dawn brings the planning process The dawn brings life from here forward, The dawn also brings forth spirituality The dawn brings long life happiness, The dawn brings life until old age
SECTION 05
Game
Diné bizaadísh dinitsʼaʼ?
(Do you speak Navajo?)
https://create.kahoot.it/share/navajo-language-game/a9f1245d-51f2-4634-ab7e-c4334b0c12b6
Ahéhee'!