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Japanese and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
United States of America  
Japan  

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

Speaking Continents
North America  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Palau  

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Apache Language  
Korean Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
34  
24
14  
4

Scripts
Latin  
Kana  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

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

Thank You
Ahéhee'  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bye
Hágoónee’  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

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

Excuse Me
Shoohá  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Arizona  
Kagawa  

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

Dialect 2
Navajo2  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
New Mexico  
Fukuoka  

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

Dialect 3
Navajo3  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Utah  
kansai  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
31  
25

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Navaho  
Nihongo  

French Name
navaho  
japonais  

German Name
Navajo-Sprache  
Japanisch  

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

Ethnicity
Navajo people  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
1500 CE  
1185  

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Athapascan  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Navajo  
Japanese  

Language Position
29  
27
8  
8

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
nv  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
nav  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
nav  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
nav  
jpn  

Glottocode
nava1243  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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All Navajo and Japanese 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 Navajo and Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Japanese Speaking population

Navajo and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Navajo and Japanese on Navajo vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Japanese Language Codes

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

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