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Countries

Countries

United States of America

Total No. Of Countries

1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
0 46
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National Language

United States of America

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

North America

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

-

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.

Similar To

Apache Language

Derived From

-

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

36
Rank: 18 (Overall)
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

12
Rank: 9 (Overall)
0 32
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How Many Consonants

34
Rank: 24 (Overall)
9 60
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Scripts

Latin

Writing Direction

-

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

2
Rank: 1 (Overall)
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

88 weeks
Rank: 19 (Overall)
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Yá'át'ééh

Thank You

Ahéhee'

How Are You?

Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?

Good Night

Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'

Good Evening

Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní

Good Afternoon

Yá'át'ééh

Good Morning

Yá'át'ééh abíní

Please

T'aa shoodi

Sorry

Nízhdził

Bye

Hágoónee’

I Love You

Ayóó ánííníshí

Excuse Me

Shoohá

Dialects

Dialect 1

Navajo1

Where They Speak

Arizona

How Many People Speak

170,000.00
Rank: 73 (Overall)
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Navajo2

Where They Speak

New Mexico

How Many People Speak

170,000.00
Rank: 76 (Overall)
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Navajo3

Where They Speak

Utah

How Many People Speak

120,000.00
Rank: 66 (Overall)
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

4
Rank: 4 (Overall)
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1.70 million
Rank: 83 (Overall)
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.05 %
Rank: 59 (Overall)
0 89
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Native Speakers

1.70 million
Rank: 78 (Overall)
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

0.17 million
Rank: 65 (Overall)
0.01 400
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Native Name

Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí

Alternative Names

Navaho

French Name

navaho

German Name

Navajo-Sprache

Pronunciation

[ˈnævəhoʊ]

Ethnicity

Navajo people

History

Origin

1500 CE

Language Family

Dené–Yeniseian Family

Subgroup

Athapascan

Branch

-

Language Forms

Early Forms

No early forms

Standard Forms

Navajo

Language Position

29
Rank: 27 (Overall)
1 120
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Signed Forms

Navajo Sign Language

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

nv

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

nav

ISO 639 2/B

nav

ISO 639 3

nav

ISO 639 6

nav

Glottocode

nava1243

Linguasphere

No data available

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic

Origin of Navajo language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Navajo language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Navajo language states that it was put to use in 1500 CE. The history of Navajo language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Navajo Language History. Navajo has no early forms. Navajo is the standard form of Navajo language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Navajo Language.

Navajo population

Navajo population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Navajo language. Navajo language is spoken by 1.70 million people in the world. Most of the Navajo population lies in the Navajo Speaking Countries. Navajo language is spoken as first language by 1.70 million people and as second language by about 0.17 million people. Get to know Navajo speaking population in detail.

Navajo writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Navajo writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Navajo language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by Navajo language. Learn more about . 

Information about Navajo language

Check out all the information about Navajo language here. You may find it interesting to learn Navajo Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Navajo Speaking Countries, Navajo speaking continents and Navajo Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Navajo countries knowing common Navajo Greetings will help you in communicating with Navajo people.