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Japanese and Navajo


Navajo and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
United States of America  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
United States of America  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
North America  

Minority Language
Palau  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Korean Language  
Apache Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
99  
40
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
14  
4
34  
24

Scripts
Kana  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
Nízhdził  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Arizona  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
New Mexico  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Utah  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
120,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
1.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
0.17 million  
99+

Native Name
日本語  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
Nihongo  
Navaho  

French Name
japonais  
navaho  

German Name
Japanisch  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
1185  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Athapascan  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Navajo  

Language Position
8  
8
29  
27

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
nav  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
nav  

ISO 639 6
jpn  
nav  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Japanese and Navajo Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Japanese and Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Japanese and Navajo Speaking population

Japanese and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Japanese and Navajo on Japanese vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Navajo Language Codes

Japanese and Navajo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Navajo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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