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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER

805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD

WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060

Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary

REVISED AS OF 15 JUNE 1945

(DECLASSIFIED UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 5200.9)

ALPHABET NAVAJO WORD LITERAL TRANSLATION

A WOL-LA-CHEE ANT

A BE-LA-SANA APPLE

A TSE-NILL AXE

B NA-HASH-CHID BADGER

B SHUSH BEAR

B TOISH-JEH BARREL

C MOASI CAT

C TLA-GIN COAL

C BA-GOSHI COW

D BE DEER

D CHINDI DEVIL

D LHA-CHA-EH DOG

E AH-JAH EAR

E DZEH ELK

E AH-NAH EYE

F CHUO FIR

F TSA-E-DONIN-EE FLY

F MA-E FOX

G AH-TAD GIRL

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G KLIZZIE GOAT

G JEHA GUM

H TSE-GAH HAIR

H CHA HAT

H LIN HORSE

I TKIN ICE

I YEH-HES ITCH

I A-CHI INTESTINE

J TKELE-CHO-G JACKASS

J AH-YA-TSINNE JAW

J YIL-DOI JERK

K JAD-HO-LONI KETTLE

K BA-AH-NE-DI-TININ KEY

K KLIZZIE-YAZZIE KID

L DIBEH-YAZZIE LAMB

L AH-JAD LEG

L NASH-DOIE-TSO LION

M TSIN-TLITI MATCH

M BE-TAS-TNI MIRROR

M NA-AS-TSO-SI MOUSE

N TSAH NEEDLE

N A-CHIN NOSE

O A-KHA OIL

O TLO-CHIN ONION

O NE-AHS-JAH OWL

P CLA-GI-AIH PANT

P BI-SO-DIH PIG

P NE-ZHONI PRETTY

Q CA-YEILTH QUIVER

R GAH RABBIT

R DAH-NES-TSA RAM

R AH-LOSZ RICE

S DIBEH SHEEP

S KLESH SNAKE

T D-AH TEA

T A-WOH TOOTH

T THAN-ZIE TURKEY

U SHI-DA UNCLE

U NO-DA-IH UTE

V A-KEH-DI-GLINI VICTOR

W GLOE-IH WEASEL

X AL-NA-AS-DZOH CROSS

Y TSAH-AS-ZIH YUCCA

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Z BESH-DO-TLIZ ZINC

NAMES OF VARIOUS

ORGANIZATIONS NAVAJO WORD LITERAL TRANSLATION

CORPS DIN-NEH-IH CLAN

DIVISION ASHIH-HI SALT

REGIMENT TABAHA EDGE WATER

BATTALION TACHEENE RED SOIL

COMPANY NAKIA MEXICAN

PLATOON HAS-CLISH-NIH MUD

SECTION YO-IH BEADS

SQUAD DEBEH-LI-ZINI BLACK SHEEP

OFFICERS

COMMANDING GEN. BIH-KEH-HE (G) WAR CHIEF

MAJOR GEN. SO-NA-KIH TWO STAR

BRIGADIER GEN. SO-A-LA-IH ONE STAR

COLONEL ATSAH-BESH-LE-GAI SILVER EAGLE

LT. COLONEL CHE-CHIL-BE-TAH-BESH-LEGAI SILVER OAK LEAF

MAJOR CHE-CHIL-BE-TAH-OLA GOLD OAK LEAF

CAPTAIN BESH-LEGAI-NAH-KIH TWO SILVER BARS

LIEUTENANT BESH-LEGAI-A-LAH-IH ONE SILVER BAR

COMMANDING OFFICER HASH-KAY-GI-NA-TAH WAR CHIEF

EXECUTIVE OFFICER BIH-DA-HOL-NEHI THOSE IN CHARGE

NAMES OF COUNTRIES

AFRICA ZHIN-NI BLACKIES

ALASKA BEH-HGA WITH WINTER

AMERICA NE-HE-MAH OUR MOTHER

AUSTRALIA CHA-YES-DESI ROLLED HAT

BRITAIN TOH-TA BETWEEN WATERS

CHINA CEH-YEHS-BESI BRAIDED HAIR

FRANCE DA-GHA-HI BEARD

GERMANY BESH-BE-CHA-HE IRON HAT

ICELAND TKIN-KE-YAH ICE LAND

INDIA AH-LE-GAI WHITE CLOTHES

ITALY DOH-HA-CHI-YALI-TCHI STUTTER

JAPAN BEH-NA-ALI-TSOSIE SLANT EYE

PHILIPPINE KE-YAH-DA-NA-LHE FLOATING ISLAND

RUSSIA SILA-GOL-CHI-IH RED ARMY

SOUTH AMERICA SHA-DE-AH-NE-HI-MAH SOUTH OUR MOTHER

SPAIN DEBA-DE-NIH SHEEP PAIN

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NAMES OF AIRPLANES

PLANES WO-TAH-DE-NE-IH AIR FORCE

DIVE BOMBER GINI CHICKEN HAWK

TORPEDO PLANE TAS-CHIZZIE SWALLOW

OBS. PLAN NE-AS-JAH OWL

FIGHTER PLANE DA-HE-TIH-HI HUMMING BIRD

BOMBER PLANE JAY-SHO BUZZARD

PATROL PLANE GA-GIH CROW

TRANSPORT ATSAH EAGLE

NAMES OF SHIPS

SHIPS TOH-DINEH-IH SEA FORCE

BATTLESHIP LO-TSO WHALE

AIRCRAFT TSIDI-MOFFA-YE-HI BIRD CARRIER

SUBMARINE BESH-LO IRON FISH

MINE SWEEPER CHA BEAVER

DESTROYER CA-LO SHARK

TRANSPORT DINEH-NAY-YE-HI MAN CARRIER

CRUISER LO-TSO-YAZZIE SMALL WHALE

MOSQUITO BOAT TSE-E MOSQUITO

NAMES OF MONTHS

JANUARY ATSAH-BE-YAZ SMALL EAGLE

FEBRUARY WOZ-CHEIND SQUEEKY VOICE

MARCH TAH-CHILL SMALL PLANT

APRIL TAH-TSO BIG PLANT

MAY TAH-TSOSIE SMALL PLANT

JUNE BE-NE-EH-EH-JAH-TSO BIG PLANTING

JULY BE-NE-TA-TSOSIE SMALL HARVEST

AUGUST BE-NEEN-TA-TSO BIG HARVEST

SEPTEMBER GHAW-JIH HALF

OCTOBER NIL-CHI-TSOSIE SMALL WIND

NOVEMBER NIL-CHI-TSO BIG WIND

DECEMBER YAS-NIL-TES CRUSTED SNOW

VOCABULARY

WORD NAVAJO LITERAL TRANSACTION

ABANDON YE-TSAN RUN AWAY FROM

ABOUT WOLA-CHI-A-MOFFA-GAHN ANT FIGHT

ABREAST WOLA-CHEE-BE-YIED ANT BREAST

ACCOMPLISH UL-SO ALL DONE

ACCORDING BE-KA-HO ACCORDING TO

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ACKNOWLEDGE HANOT-DZIED ACKNOWLEDGE

ACTION AH-HA-TINH PLACE OF ACTION

ACTIVITY AH-HA-TINH-Y ACTION ENDING IN Y

ADEQUATE BEH-GHA ENOUGH

ADDITION IH-HE-DE-NDEL ADDITION

ADDRESS YI-CHIN-HA-TSE ADDRESS

ADJACENT BE-GAHI NEAR

ADJUST HAS-TAI-NEL-KAD ADJUST

ADVANCE NAS-SEY AHEAD

ADVISE NA-NETIN ADVISE

AERIAL BE-ZONZ STINGER

AFFIRMATIVE LANH AFFIRMATIVE

AFTER BI-KHA-DI (A) AFTER

AGAINST BE-NA-GNISH AGAINST

AID EDA-ELE-TSOOD AID

AIR NILCHI AIR

AIRDOME NILCHI-BEGHAN AIRDOME

ALERT HA-IH-DES-EE ALERT

ALL TA-A-TAH (A) ALL

ALLIES NIH-HI-CHO ALLIES

ALONG WOLACHEE-SNEZ LONG ANT

ALSO EH-DO ALSO

ALTERNATE NA-KEE-GO-NE-NAN-DEY-HE SECOND POSITION

AMBUSH KHAC-DA AMBUSH

AMMUNITION BEH-ELI-DOH-BE-CAH-ALI-TAS-AI AMMUNITION

AMPHIBIOUS CHAL FROG

AND DO AND

ANGLE DEE-CAHN SLANTING

ANNEX IH-NAY-TANI ADDITION

ANNOUNCE BEH-HA-O-DZE ANNOUNCE

ANTI WOL-LA-CHEE-TSIN ANT ICE

ANTICIPATE NI-JOL-LIH ANTICIPATE

ANY TAH-HA-DAH ANY

APPEAR YE-KA-HA-YA APPEAR

APPROACH BI-CHI-OL-DAH APPROACH

APPROXIMATE TO-KUS-DAN APPROXIMATE

ARE GAH-TSO BIG RABBIT

AREA HAZ-A-GIH AREA

ARMOR BESH-YE-HA-DA-DI-TEH IRON PROTECTOR

ARMY LEI-CHA-IH-YIL-KNEE-IH ARMY

ARRIVE IL-DAY ARRIVE

ARTILLERY BE-AL-DOH-TSO-LANI MANY BIG GUNS

AS AHCE AS

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