Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary



REVISED 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 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 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 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 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 ASSAULT ALTSEH-E-JAH-HE FIRST STRIKER ASSEMBLE DE-JI-KASH BUNCH TOGETHER ASSIGN BAH-DEH-TAHN ASSIGN AT AH-DI AT ATTACK AL-TAH-JE-JAY ATTACK ATTEMPT BO-O-NE-TAH (A) TRY ATTENTION GIHA ATTENTION AUTHENTICATOR HANI-BA-AH-HO-ZIN KNOW ABOUT AUTHORIZE BE-BO-HO-SNEE AUTHORIZE AVAILABLE TA-SHOZ-TEH-IH AVAILABLE BAGGAGE KLAILH (B) BAGGAGE BANZAI NE-TAH FOOL THEM BARGE BESH-NA-ELT BARGE BARRAGE BESH-BA-WA-CHIND BARRAGE BARRIER BIH-CHAN-NI-AH IN THE WAY BASE BIH-TSEE-DIH BASE BATTERY BIH-BE-AL-DOH-TKA-IH THREE GUNS BATTLE DA-AH-HI-DZI-TSIO BATTLE BAY TOH-AH-HI-GHINH BAY BAZOOKA AH-ZHOL BAZOOKA BE TSES-NAH BEE BEACH TAH-BAHN (B) BEACH BEEN TSES-NAH-NES-CHEE BEE NUT BEFORE BIH-TSE-DIH BEFORE BEGIN HA-HOL-ZIZ COMMENCE FROM BELONG TSES-NAH-SNEZ LONG BEE BETWEEN BI-TAH-KIZ BETWEEN BEYOND BILH-LA DI DOWN BELOW BIVOUAC EHL-NAS-TEH BRUSH SHELTER BOMB A-YE-SHI EGGS BOOBY TRAP DINEH-BA-WHOA-BLEHI MAN TRAP BORNE YE-CHIE-TSAH BORN ELK BOUNDARY KA-YAH-BI-NA-HAS-DZOH(B) BOUNDARY BULL DOZER DOLA-ALTH-WHOSH BULL SLEEP BUNKER TSAS-KA SANDY HOLLOW BUT NEH-DIH BUT BY BE-GHA BY CABLE BESH-LKOH WIRE ROPE CALIBER NAHL-KIHD MOVE AROUND CAMP TO-ALTSEH-HOGAN TEMPORARY PLACE CAMOUFLAGE DI-NES-IH HID CAN YAH-DI-ZINI CAN CANNONEER BE-AL-DOH-TSO-DEY-DIL-DON-IGI BIG GUN OPERATOR CAPACITY BE-NEL-AH CAPACITY CAPTURE YIS-NAH CAPTURE CARRY YO-LAILH CARRY CASE BIT-SAH CASE CASUALTY BIH-DIN-NE-DEY PUT OUT OF ACTION CAUSE BI-NIH-NANI CAUSE CAVE TSA-OND ROCK CAVE CEILING DA-TEL-JAY SEAL CEMETARY JISH-CHA AMONG DEVILS CENTER ULH-NE-IH CENTER CHANGE THLA-GO-A-NAT-ZAH CHANGE CHANNEL HA-TALHI-YAZZIE SMALL SINGER CHARGE AH-TAH-GI-JAH CHARGE CHEMICAL TA-NEE ALKALI CIRCLE NAS-PAS CIRCLE CIRCUIT AH-HEH-HA-DAILH CIRCUIT CLASS ALTH-AH-A-TEH CLASS CLEAR YO-AH-HOL-ZHOD CLEAR CLIFF TSE-YE-CHEE CLIFF CLOSE UL-CHI-UH-NAL-YAH CLOSE COAST GUARD TA-BAS-DSISSI SHORE RUNNER CODE YIL-TAS PECK COLON NAKI-ALH--DEH-DA-AL-ZHIN TWO SPOTS COLUMN ALTH-KAY-NE-ZIH COLUMN COMBAT DA-AH-HI-JIH-GANH FIGHTING COMBINATION AL-TKAS-EI MIXED COME HUC-QUO COME COMMA TSA-NA-DAHL TAIL DROP COMMERCIAL NAI-EL-NE-HI COMMERCIAL COMMIT HUC-QUO-LA-JISH COME GLOVE COMMUNICATION HA-NEH-AL-ENJI MAKING TALK CONCEAL BE-KI-ASZ-JOLE CONCEAL CONCENTRATION TA-LA-HI-JIH ONE PLACE CONCUSSION WHE-HUS-DIL CONCUSSION CONDITION AH-HO-TAI HOW IT IS CONFERENCE BE-KE-YA-TI TALK OVER CONFIDENTIAL NA-NIL-IN KEPT SECRET CONFIRM TA-A-NEH MAKE SURE CONQUER A-KEH-DES-DLIN WON CONSIDER NE-TSA-CAS THINK IT OVER CONSIST BILH (C) CONSIST CONSOLIDATE AH-HIH-HI-NIL PUT TOGETHER CONSTRUCT AHL-NEH TO MAKE CONTACT AH-HI-DI-DAIL COME TOGETHER CONTINUE TA-YI-TEH CONTINUE CONTROL NAI-GHIZ CONTROL CONVOY TKAL-KAH-O-NEL MOVING ON WATER COORDINATE BEH-EH-HO-ZIN-NA-AS-DZOH KNOWN LINES COUNTER ATTACK WOLTAH-AL-KI-GI-JEH COUNTER ACT COURSE CO-JI-GOH COURSE CRAFT AH-TOH NEST CREEK TOH-NIL-TSANH VERY LITTLE WATER CROSS AL-N-AS-DZOH CROSS CUB SHUSH-YAHZ CUB DASH US-DZOH DASH DAWN HA-YELI-KAHN DAWN DEFENSE AH-KIN-CIL-TOH DEFENSE DEGREE NAHL-KIHD DEGREE DELAY BE-SITIHN DEER LAY DELIVER BE-BIH-ZIHDE DEER LIVER DEMOLITION AH-DEEL-TAHI BLOW UP DENSE HO-DILH-CLA (D) WET DEPART DA-DE-YAH DEPART DEPARTMENT HOGAN DEPARTMENT DESIGNATE YE-KHI-DEL-NEI POINT OUT DESPERATE AH-DA-AH-HO-DZAH DOWN TO LAST DETACH AL-CHA-NIL DETACHED DETAIL BE-BEH-SHA DEER TAIL DETONATOR AH-DEEL-TAHI (OR) BLOWN UP DIFFICULT NA-NE-KLAH DIFFICULT DIG IN LE-EH-GADE DIG IN DIRECT AH-JI-GO DIRECT DISEMBARK EH-HA-JAY GET OUT DISPATCH LA-CHAI-EN-SEIS-BE-JAY DOG IS PATCH DISPLACE HIH-DO-NAL MOVE DISPLAY BE-SEIS-NA-NEH DEER IS PLAY DISPOSITION A-HO-TEY DISPOSITION DISTRIBUTE NAH-NEH DISTRIBUTE DISTRICT BE-THIN-YA-NI-CHE DEER ICE STRICT DO TSE-LE SMALL PUP DOCUMENT BEH-EH-HO-ZINZ DOCUMENT DRIVE AH-NOL-KAHL DRIVE DUD DI-GISS-YAHZIE SMALL DUMMY DUMMY DI-GISS-TSO BIG DUMMY EACH TA-LAHI-NE-ZINI-GO (D) EACH ECHELON WHO-DZAH LINE EDGE BE-BA-HI EDGE EFFECTIVE BE-DELH-NEED EFFECTIVE EFFORT YEA-GO WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT ELEMENT AH-NA-NAI TROOP REPRESENTING OTHERS ELEVATE ALI-KHI-HO-NE-OHA ELEVATE ELIMINATE HA-BEH-TO-DZIL ELIMINATE EMBARK EH-HO-JAY GET ON EMERGENCY HO-NEZ-CLA EMERGENCY EMPLACEMENT LA-AZ-NIL EMPLACEMENT ENCIRCLE YE-NAS-TEH (E) ENCIRCLE ENCOUNTER BI-KHANH GO AGAINST ENGAGE A-HA-NE-HO-TA AGREED ENGINE CHIDI-BI-TSI-TSINE (E) ENGINE ENGINEER DAY-DIL-JAH-HE ENGINEER ENLARGE NIH-TSA-GOH-AL-NEH MAKE BIG ENLIST BIH-ZIH-A-DA-YI-LAH ENLIST ENTIRE TA-A-TAH (E) ENTIRE ENTRENCH E-GAD-AH-NE-LIH MAKE DITCH ENVELOP A-ZAH-GI-YA ENVELOP EQUIPMENT YA-HA-DE-TAHI EQUIPMENT ERECT YEH-ZIHN STAND UP ESCAPE A-ZEH-HA-GE-YAH ESCAPE ESTABLISH HAS-TAY-DZAH ESTABLISH ESTIMATE BIH-KE-TSE-HOD-DES-KEZ ESTIMATE EVACUATE HA-NA EVACUATE EXCEPT NEH-DIH (E) EXCEPT EXCEPT NA-WOL-NE EXPECT EXCHANGE ALH-NAHL-YAH EXCHANGE EXECUTE A-DO-NIL EXECUTE EXPLOSIVE AH-DEL-TAHI (E) EXPLOSIVE EXPEDITE SHIL-LOH (E) SPEED UP EXTEND NE-TDALE MAKE WIDE EXTREME AL-TSAN-AH-BAHM EACH END FAIL CHA-AL-EIND FAIL FAILURE YEES-GHIN FAILURE FARM MAI-BE-HE-AHGAN FOX ARM FEED DZEH-CHI-YON FEED FIELD CLO-DIH (F) FIELD FIERCE TOH-BAH-HA-ZSID AFRAID FILE BA-EH-CHEZ FILE FINAL TAH-AH-KWO-DIH THAT IS ALL FLAME THROWER COH-AH-GHIL-TLID FLAME THROWER FLANK DAH-DI-KAD FLANK FLARE WO-CHI LIGHT STREAK FLIGHT MA-E-AS-ZLOLI FOX LIGHT FORCE TA-NA-NE-LADI WITHOUT CARE FORM BE-CHA FORM FORMATION BE-CHA-YE-LAILH FORMATION FORTIFICATION AH-NA-SOZI CLIFF DWELLING FORTIFY AH-NA-SOZI-YAZZIE SMALL FORTIFICATION FORWARD TEHI LET'S GO FRAGMENTATION BESH-YAZZIE SMALL METAL FREQUENCY HA-TALHI-TSO BIG SINGER FRIENDLY NEH-HECHO-DA-NE FRIENDLY FROM BI-TSAN-DEHN FROM FURNISH YEAS-NIL (F) FURNISH FURTHER WO-NAS-DI FURTHER GARRISON YAH-A-DA-HAL-YON-IH TAKE CARE OF GASOLINE CHIDI-BI-TOH GASOLINE GRENADE NI-MA-SI POTATOES GUARD NI-DIH-DA-HI GUARD GUIDE NAH-E-THLAI GUIDE HALL LHI-TA-A-TA HORSE ALL HALF TRACK ALH-NIH-JAH-A-QUHE RACE TRACK HALT TA-AKWAI-I HALT HANDLE BET-SEEN HANDLE HAVE JO HAVE HEADQUARTER NA-HA-TAH-TA-BA-HOGAN HEADQUARTER HELD WO-TAH-TA-EH-DAHN-OH HELD (PAST TENSE) HIGH WO-TAH HIGH HIGH EXPLOSIVE BE-AL-DOH-BE-CA-BIH-DZIL-IGI POWERFUL SHELL HIGHWAY WO-TAH-HO-NE-TEH HIGH WAY HOLD WO-TKANH HOLD HOSPITAL A-ZEY-AL-IH PLACE OF MEDICINE HOSTILE A-NAH-NE-DZIN NOT FRIENDLY HOWITZER BE-EL-DON-TS-QUODI SHORT BIG GUN ILLUMINATE WO-CHI (I) LIGHT UP IMMEDIATELY SHIL-LOH (I) IMMEDIATELY IMPACT A-HE-DIS-GOH IMPACT IMPORTANT BA-HAS-TEH IMPORTANT IMPROVE HO-DOL-ZHOND IMPROVE INCLUDE EL-TSOD INCLUDE INCREASE HO-NALH INCREASE INDICATE BA-HAL-NEH TELL ABOUT INFANTRY TA-NEH-NAL-DAHI INFANTRY INFILTRATE YE-GHA-NE-JEH WENT THROUGH INITIAL BEH-ED-DE-DLID BRAND INSTALL EHD-TNAH INSTALL INSTALLATION NAS-NIL IN PLACE INSTRUCT NA-NE-TGIN TEACH INTELLIGENCE HO-YA (I) SMART INTENSE DZEEL STRENGTH INTERCEPT YEL-NA-ME-JAH INTERCEPT INTERFERE AH-NILH-KHLAI INTERFERE INTERPRET AH-TAH-HA-NE INTERPRET INVESTIGATE NA-ALI-KA TRACK INVOLVE A-TAH INVOLVOE IS SEIS SEVEN ISLAND SEIS-KEYAH SEVEN ISLAND ISOLATE BIH-TSA-NEL-KAD SEPERATE JUNGLE WOH-DI-CHIL JUNGLE KILL NAZ-TSAID KILL KILOCYCLE NAS-TSAID-A-KHA-AH-YEH- KILL OIL GO AROUND HA-DILH LABOR NA-NISH (L) LABOR LAND KAY-YAH LAND LAUNCH TKA-GHIL-ZHOD LAUNCH LEADER AH-NA-GHAI LEADER LEAST DE-BE-YAZIE-HA-A-AH LAMB FEAST LEAVE DAH-DE-YAH HE LEFT LEFT NISH-CLA-JIH-GOH LEFT LESS BI-OH (L) LESS LEVEL DIL-KONH LEVEL LIAISON DA-A-HE-GI-ENEH KNOW OTHER'S ACTION LIMIT BA-HAS-AH LIMIT LITTER NI-DAS-TON (L) SCATTER LOCATE A-KWE-EH SPOT LOSS UT-DIN LOSS MACHINE GUN A-KNAH-AS-DONIH RAPID FIRE GUN MAGNETIC NA-E-LAHI PICK UP MANAGE HASTNI-BEH-NA-HAI MAN AGE MANEUVER NA-NA-O-NALTH MOVING AROUND MAP KAH-YA-NESH-CHAI MAP MAXIMUM BEL-DIL-KHON FILL TO TOP MECHANIC CHITI-A-NAYL-INIH AUTO REPAIRMAN MECHANIZED CHIDI-DA-AH-HE-GONI FIGHTING CARS MEDICAL A-ZAY MEDICINE MEGACYCLE MIL-AH-HEH-AH-DILH MILLION GO AROUND MERCHANT SHIP NA-EL-NEHI-TSIN-NA-AILH MERCHANT SHIP MESSAGE HANE-AL-NEH MESSAGE MILITARY SILAGO-KEH-GOH MILITARY MILLIMETER NA-AS-TSO-SI-A-YE-DO-TISH DOUBLE MOUSE MINE HA-GADE MINE MINIMUM BE-OH (M) MINIMUM MINUTE AH-KHAY-EL-KIT-YAZZIE LITTLE HOUR MISSION AL-NESHODI MISSION MISTAKE O-ZHI MISS MOPPING HA-TAO-DI MOPPING MORE THLA-NA-NAH MORE MORTAR BE-AL-DOH-CID-DA-HI SITTING GUN MOTION NA-HOT-NAH MOTION MOTOR CHIDE-BE-TSE-TSEN CAR HEAD NATIVE KA-HA-TENI NATIVE NAVY TAL-KAH-SILAGO SEA SOLDIER NECESSARY YE-NA-ZEHN WANT NEGATIVE DO-YA-SHO-DA NO GOOD NET NA-NES-DIZI NET NEUTRAL DO-NEH-LINI NEUTRAL NORMAL DOH-A-TA-H-DAH NORMAL NOT NI-DAH-THAN-ZIE NO TURKEY NOTICE NE-DA-TAZI-THIN NO TURKEY ICE NOW KUT NOW NUMBER BEH-BIH-KE-AS-CHINIGH WHAT'S WRITTEN OBJECTIVE BI-NE-YEI GOAL OBSERVE HAL-ZID OBSERVE OBSTACLE DA-HO-DESH-ZHA OBSTACLE OCCUPY YEEL-TSOD TAKEN OF TOH-NI-TKAL-LO OCEAN FISH OFFENSIVE BIN-KIE-JINH-JIH-DEZ-JAY OFFENSIVE ONCE TA-LAI-DI ONCE ONLY TA-EI-TAY-A-YAH ONLY OPERATE YE-NAHL-NISH WORK AT OPPORTUNITY ASH-GA-ALIN OPPORTUNITY OPPOSITION NE-HE-TSAH-JIH-SHIN OPPOSITION OR EH-DO-DAH-GOH EITHER ORANGE TCHIL-LHE-SOI ORANGE ORDER BE-EH-HO-ZINI ORDER ORDNANCE LEI-AZ-JAH UNDER GROUND ORIGINATE DAS-TEH-DO BEGIN OTHER LA-E-CIH OTHER OUT CLO-DIH OUT SIDE OVERLAY BE-KA-HAS-TSOZ OVERLAY PARENTHESIS ATSANH RIB PARTICULAR A-YO-AD-DO-NEH PARTICULAR PARTY DA-SHA-JAH PARTY PAY NA-ELI-YA PAY PENALIZE TAH-NI-DES-TANH SET BACK PERCENT YAL MONEY PERIOD DA-AHL-ZHIN PERIOD PERIODIC DA-AL-ZHIN-THIN-MOASI PERIOD ICE CAT PERMIT GOS-SHI-E PERMIT PERSONNEL DA-NE-LEI MEMBER PHOTOGRAPH BEH-CHI-MA-HAD-NIL PHOTOGRAPH PILL BOX BI-SO-DIH-DOT-SAHI-BI-TSAH SICK PIG BOX PINNED DOWN BIL-DAH-HAS-TANH-YA PINNED DOWN PLANE TSIDI BIRD PLASMA DIL-DI-GHILI PLASMA POINT BE-SO-DE-DEZ-AHE PIG POINT PONTOON TKOSH-JAH-DA-NA-ELT FLOATING BARREL POSITION BILH-HAS-AHN POSITION POSSIBLE TA-HA-AH-TAY POSSIBLE POST SAH-DEI POST PREPARE HASH-TAY-HO-DIT-NE PREPARE PRESENT KUT PRESENT PREVIOUS BIH-TSE-DIH PREVIOUS PRIMARY ALTSEH-NAN-DAY-HI-GIH 1ST POSTION PRIORITY HANE-PESODI PRIORITY PROBABLE DA-TSI PROBABLE PROBLEM NA-NISH-TSOH BIG JOB PROCEED NAY-NIH-JIH GO PROGRESS NAH-SAI PROGRESS PROTECT AH-CHANH SELF DEFENSE PROVIDE YIS-NIL PROVIDE PURPLE DINL-CHI PURPLE PYROTECHNIC COH-NA-CHANH FANCY FIRE QUESTION AH-JAH EAR QUICK SHIL-LOH QUICK RADAR ESAT-TSANH (R) LISTEN RAID DEZJAY RAID RAILHEAD A-DE-GEH-HI SHIPPING POINT RAILROAD KONH-NA-AL-BANSI-BI-THIN RAILROAD RALLYING A-LAH-NA-O-GLALIH GATHERING RANGE AN-ZAH DISTANCE RATE GAH-EH-YAHN RABBIT ATE RATION NA-A-JAH RATION RAVINE CHUSH-KA (R) RAVINE REACH IL-DAY (R) REACH READY KUT (R) READY REAR BE-KA-DENH (R) REAR RECEIPT SHOZ-TEH RECEIPT RECOMMEND CHE-HO-TAI-TAHN RECOMMEND RECONNAISSANCE HA-A-CIDI INSPECTOR RECONNOITER TA-HA-NE-AL-YA MAKE SURE RECORD GAH-AH-NAH-KLOLI R-E-ROPE RED LI-CHI RED REEF TSA-ZHIN BLACK ROCK REEMBARK EH-NA-COH GO IN REFIRE NA-NA-COH REFIRE REGULATE NA-YEL-N REGULATE REINFORCE NAL-DZIL REINFORCE RELIEF AGANH-TOL-JAY RELIEF RELIEVE NAH-JIH-CO-NAL-YA REMOVE REORGANIZE HA-DIT-ZAH REORGANIZE REPLACEMENT NI-NA-DO-NIL REPLACEMENT REPORT WHO-NEH GOT WORD REPRESENTATIVE TKA-NAZ-NILI TRIPLE MEN REQUEST JO-KAYED-GOH ASK FOR RESERVE HESH-J-E RESERVE RESTRICT BA-HO-CHINI RESTRICT RETIRE AH-HOS-TEEND RETIRE RETREAT JI-DIN-NES-CHANH RETREAT RETURN NA-DZAH CAME BACK REVEAL WHO-NEH (L) REVEAL REVERT NA-SI-YIZ TURN ABOUT REVETMENT BA-NAS-CLA (R) CORNER RIDGE GAH-GHIL-KEID RABBIT RIDGE RIFLEMAN BE-AL-DO-HOSTEEN RIFLEMEN RIVER TOH-YIL-KAL MUCH WATER ROBOT BOMB A-YE-SHI-NA-TAH-IH EGG FLY ROCKET LESZ-YIL-BESHI SAND BOIL ROLL YEH-MAS ROLL ROUND NAZ-PAS (R) ROUND ROUTE GAH-BIH-TKEEN RABBIT TRAIL RUNNER NIH-DZID-TEIH RUNNER SABOTAGE A-TKEL-YAH HINDERED SABOTEUR A-TKEL-EL-INI TROUBLE MAKER SAILOR CHA-LE-GAI WHITE CAPS SALVAGE NA-HAS-GLAH PICK THEM UP SAT BIH-LA-SANA-CID-DA-HI APPLE SITTING SCARLET, RED LHE-CHI (S & R) RED SCHEDULE BEH-EH-HO-ZINI SCHEDULE SCOUT HA-A-SID-AL-SIZI-GIH SHORT RACOON SCREEN BESH-NA-NES-DIZI SCREEN SEAMAN TKAL-KAH-DINEH-IH SEAMAN SECRET BAH-HAS-TKIH SECRET SECTOR YOEHI (S) SECTOR SECURE YE-DZHE-AL-TSISI SMALL SECURITY SEIZE YEEL-STOD SEIZE SELECT BE-TAH-HAS-GLA TOOK OUT SEMI COLON DA-AHL-ZHIN-BI-TSA-NA-DAHL DOT DROP SET DZEH-CID-DA-HI ELK SITTING SHACKLE DI-BAH-NESH-GOHZ SHACKLE SHELL BE-AL-DOH-BE-CA SHELL SHORE TAH-BAHN (S) SHORE SHORT BOSH-KEESH SHORT SIDE BOSH-KEESH SIDE SIGHT YE-EL-TSANH SEEN SIGNAL NA-EH-EH-GISH BY SIGNS SIMPLEX ALAH-IH-NE-TIH INNER WIRE SIT TKIN-CID-DA-HI ICE SITTING SITUATE A-HO-TAY (S) SITUATE SMOKE LIT SMOKE SNIPER OH-BEHI PICK 'EM OFF SPACE BE-TKAH BETWEEN SPECIAL E-YIH-SIH MAIN THING SPEED YO-ZONS SWIFT MOTION SPORADIC AH-NA-HO-NEIL NOW AND THEN SPOTTER EEL-TSAY-I SPOTTER SPRAY KLESH-SO-DILZIN SNAKE PRAY SQUADRON NAH-GHIZI SQUASH STORM NE-OL STORM STRAFF NA-WO-GHI-GOID HOE STRAGGLER CHY-NE-DE-DAHE STRAGGLER STRATEGY NA-HA-TAH (S) STRATEGY STREAM TOH-NI-LIH RUNNING WATER STRENGTH DZHEL STRENGTH STRETCH DESZ-TSOOD STRETCH STRIKE NAY-DAL-GHAL STRIKE STRIP HA-TIH-JAH STRIP STUBBORN NIL-TA STUBBORN SUBJECT NA-NISH-YAZZIE SMALL JOB SUBMERGE TKAL-CLA-YI-YAH WENT UNDER WATER SUBMIT A-NIH-LEH SEND SUBORDINATE AL-KHI-NAL-DZL HELPING EACH OTHER SUCCEED YAH-TAY-GO-E-ELAH MAKE GOOD SUCCESS UT-ZAH IT IS DONE SUCCESSFUL UT-ZAH-HA-DEZ-BIN IT IS DONE WELL SUCCESSIVE UT-ZAH-SID SUCCESS SCAR SUCH YIS-CLEH SOX SUFFER TO-HO-NE SUFFER SUMMARY SHIN-GO-BAH SUMMER MARY SUPPLEMENTARY TKA-GO-NE-NAN-DEY-HE 3RD POSITION SUPPLY NAL-YEH-HI SUPPLY SUPPLY SHIP NALGA-HI-TSIN-NAH-AILH SUPPLY SHIP SUPPORT BA-AH-HOT-GLI DEPEND SURRENDER NE-NA-CHA SURRENDER SURROUND NAZ-PAS (S) SURROUND SURVIVE YIS-DA-YA SURVIVE SYSTEM DI-BA-TSA-AS-ZHI-BI-TSIN SYSTEM TACTICAL E-CHIHN TACTICAL TAKE GAH-TAHN TAKE TANK CHAY-DA-GAHI TORTOISE TANK DESTROYER CHAY-DA-GAHI-NAIL-TSAIDI TORTOISE KILLER TARGET WOL-DONI TARGET TASK TAZI-NA-EH-DIL-KID TURKEY ASK TEAM DEH-NA-AS-TSO-SI TEA MOUSE TERRACE ALI-KHI-HO-NE-OHA (T) TERRACE TERRAIN TASHI-NA-HAL-THIN TURKEY RAIN TERRITORY KA-YAH (T) TERRITORY THAT TAZI-CHA TURKEY HAT THE CHA-GEE BLUE-JAY THEIR BIH THEIR THEREAFTER TA-ZI-KWA-I-BE-KA-DI TURKEY HERE AFTER THESE CHA-GI-O-EH THE SEE THEY CHA-GEE (Y) THE Y THIS DI THE TOGETHER TA-BILH TOGETHER TORPEDO LO-BE-CA FISH SHELL TOTAL TA-AL-SO TOTAL TRACER BEH-NA-AL-KAH-HI TRACER TRAFFIC DIAGRAM HANE-BA-NA-AS-DZOH DIAGRAM STORY LINE TRAIN COH-NAI-ALI-BAHN-SI TRAIN TRANSPORTATION A-HAH-DA-A-CHA TRANSPORTATION TRENCH E-GADE TRENCH TRIPLE TKA-IH TRIPLE TROOP NAL-DEH-HI TROOP TRUCK CHIDO-TSO BIG AUTO TYPE ALTH-AH-A-TEH TYPE UNDER BI-YAH UNDER UNIDENTIFIED DO-BAY-HOSEN-E UNIDENTIFIED UNIT DA-AZ-JAH (U) UNIT UNSHACKLE NO-DA-EH-NESH-GOHZ UNSHACKLE UNTIL UH-QUO-HO UNTIL VICINITY NA-HOS-AH-GIH THERE ABOUT VILLAGE CHAH-HO-OH-LHAN-IH MANY SHELTER VISIBILITY NAY-ES-TEE VISIBILITY VITAL TA-EH-YE-SY VITAL WARNING BILH-HE-NEH (W) WARNING WAS NE-TEH WAS WATER TKOH WATER WAVE YILH-KOLH WAVE WEAPON BEH-DAH-A-HI-JIH-GANI FIGHTING WEAPON WELL TO-HA-HA-DLAY WELL WHEN GLOE-EH-NA-AH-WO-HAI WEASEL HEN WHERE GLOE-IH-QUI-AH WEASEL HERE WHICH GLOE-IH-A-HSI-TLON WEASEL TIED TOGETHER WILL GLOE-IH-DOT-SAHI SICK WEASEL WIRE BESH-TSOSIE SMALL WIRE WITH BILH (W) WITH WITHIN BILH-BIGIH WITH IN WITHOUT TA-GAID WITHOUT WOOD CHIZ FIRE WOOD WOUND CAH-DA-KHI WOUND YARD A-DEL-TAHL YARD ZONE BIH-NA-HAS-DZOH ZONE

THE MARINE HYMN



    Jimmy King, a Navajo instructor, translated the Marine Hymn
    into Navajo:




    We have conquered our enemies   Nin hokeh bi-kheh a-na-ih-la
    All over the world              Ta-al-tso-go na-he-seel-kai
    On land and on sea              Nih-bi-kah-gi do tah kah-gi
    Everywhere we fight             Ta-al-tso-go en-da-de-pah
    True and loyal to our duty      Tsi-di-da-an-ne ne-tay-yah
    We are know by that             Ay be nihe hozeen
    United States Marines           Washindon be Akalh Bi-kosi-la
    To be one is a great thing.     Ji-lengo ba-hozhon

    Our flag waves                  Ni-he da-na-ah-taj ihla
    From dawn to setting sun.       Yel khol-go e-e-ah
    We have fought every place      Day-ne tal-al-tso go enta-she-jah
    where we could take a gun       Tal-tso-go entas-se-pah
    From northern lands             Ha-kaz dineh-ih be-hay-jah
    To southern tropic scenes,      Ado ta aokhek-ash-shen
    We are known to be tireless     Do ni-din-da-hi ol-yeh
    The United States Marines       Washindon be Akalh-bi Khos



    ... THE LAST VERSE IS SUNG LIKE A PRAYER ...



    May we live in peace hereafter    Hozo-go nay-yeltay to
    We have conquered all our foes,   A-na-oh bi-keh de-dlihn
    No force in the world we cannot   Ni-hi-keh di-dlini ta-etin
    conquer,
    We know of no fear                Yeh-wol-ye hi-he a-din
    If the Army and the Navy          Sila-go-tsoi do chah-lakai
    Ever look on Heaven's scenes,     Ya-ansh-go das dez e e
    United States Marines will be     Washindon be Akalh-bi Kosi la
    there Living in peace.            Hozo-g-kay-ha-tehn








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