Diné (Navajo) - English Dictionary:  B

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b1

for his/her/its benefit
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b1 ’7l9

to command a good price, to get a good price
Naabeeh0 diyog7 danizh0n7 y7g77 b1 da’7l9 k’ad.  (The Navajos are getting a good price for rugs now.)
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b1 sh7n7lch77n , b1sh7n7lch77n

you are born for it (the father's clan)
Ha’1t’7ish2’ b1sh7n7lch77n?  (What is your father's clan?.) or (What clan were you born for?)
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b1 sh7shch77n , b1sh7shch77n

I am born for it (my father's clan), the clan for which I am born
T1chii’nii b1sh7shch77n.  (I was born for the Red-Running-Into-Water Clan.) or (My father's clan is Red-Running-Into-Water Clan.)
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baa

about him/her/it, around him/her/it, toward him/her/it, because of him/her/it
nahasdz11n nihima baa 1h1y3  (taking care of mother earth)
Bi[ haj77j47’ baa hane’.  (The story about siblings.)
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baa ’1dahwiily3

we [3 or more] take care of
Nihahast07 d00 nihiz1anii baa ’1dahwiily3.  (We [3 or more] take care of our elder men and elder women.)
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baa ’1h1y32gi

taking care of, watching
Nahasdz11n Nihim1 baa ’1h1y32gi  (taking care of Mother Earth)
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baa ’1h1shy3 , ’1h1shy3

I take care of it
She’aw44’ baa ’1h1shy3.  (I take care of my baby.)
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baa ’1h1y32

taken care of
K’ad Nahasdz11n Nihim1 doo baa ’1h1y32 da.  (Our Mother Earth is not taken care of now.)
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baa ’ah44h nisin

I appreciate it, I am thankful about it
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baa ’1hojily3

to take care of
Hats’77s baa ’1hojily3.  (One takes care of the body.)
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baa ’1hwiily3

we [two] take care of
Niha’1[ch7n7 baa ’1hwiily3.  (We [two] take care of our children.)
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baa ha’ald44h

it (a meeting) begins
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baa hane’

his/her/its story, his/her/its history
Hataa’ baazhn7’11zh baa hane’  (The story of visiting the father)
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baa naanish hasin

there is much work with it
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baa ’0lta’

that for which one studies
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baa y00n44h

do not forget about it!
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b11h

bread
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b22h

alongside, beside, on
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b11h 1daal’7n7g77 , b11h ’1l’98gi

bakery
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b33h ’adoolee[

it will cost
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b11h ’1l’98gi , b11h 1daal’7n7g77

bakery
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b11h ’1sh’9

I am a baker, I bake bread
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b33h ’azl99’

it costed (past tense)
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b11h bighan

mud covered bread oven
Shighandi b11h bighan shee h0l=.  (I have a mud covered bread oven at my home.)
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b22h dah haz’3

he/she is sick, he/she suffers from a disease, he/she suffers from a sickness
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b22h dah hoo’a’

he got sick
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b11h doot[’izh7

blue corn bread
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b11h ’77[’7n7

baker
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b33h ’7l9

it costs, it now cost, it is worth
D7ish2’ diyog7 d7kw77 b33h ’7l9?  (How much is this rug?)
D7kw77sh b33h ’7l9?  (How much does it cost?)
D77 chid7 nah1[nii’7g77 d98’di m77l d00 ba’22 t1adi neezn1diin b4eso b33h ’7l9.  (This car that I bought cost forty three hundred dollars.)
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b11h [ikan7

sweet rolls, cake, cookies
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b11h [ikan7 1daal’7n7g77 , b11h [ikan7 ’1l’98gi

bakery [of sweet rolls and cakes]
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b11h [ikan7 ’1l’98gi , b11h [ikan7 1daal’7n7g77

bakery [of sweet rolls and cakes]
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b22hg00

alongside it
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b1’1j7l44h

one makes for another person, one prepares for another person
S1anii d00 hast07 ch’iy11n b1’1j7l44hgo yaa’1h44h n7zin [eh.  (Women and men elders are thankful when one prepares meals/food for them.)
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b1d7

his/her older sister
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b1jiigis

one washes clothing/laundry for another person
Ham1 da hazh4’4 da bi’44’ b1 b1jiigis.  (One can wash their mother's or father's clothes.)
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b1’0lta’7

teacher
b1’0lta’7 nish[9. ,   (I am a teacher.)
B1’0lta’7 ’0lta’ yiniiy4 hasht’4’1d7ln44h.  (Teachers are preparing for school.)
B1’0lta’7 na’nitin yiniiy4 nidaha’1.  (Teachers are planning for teaching.)
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b1sh7n7lch77n , b1 sh7n7lch77n

you are born for it (the father's clan)
Ha’1t’7ish2’ b1sh7n7lch77n?  (What is your father's clan?.) or (What clan were you born for?)
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b1sh7shch77n , b1 sh7shch77n

I am born for it (my father's clan), the clan for which I am born
T1chii’nii b1sh7shch77n.  (I was born for the Red-Running-Into-Water Clan.) or (My father's clan is Red-Running-Into-Water Clan.)
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bee

by means of, with it
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bee ’ab4zh7

cooking tool (as kettle, cauldron), used for cooking/boiling
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bee ’ach’iish7 , bee nehech’iish7 , tsin bee nehech’iish7

saw, handsaw
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bee ’ad7nd7n7

light, light bulb
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bee ’1d7n7 , ’ad7n7

you (singular) say it, thus you (singular) say it
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bee ’1d7t’ood7

napkin
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bee ’1d7lt[ah7 , t[ah

lotion, cream, ointment
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bee ’agh1da’dildlaad7

x-ray screener, x-ray machine, x-ray apparatus, airplane baggage security screener
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bee ’ak’e’elch7h7

pencil, pen
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bee ’alzh0h7

brush
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bee ’1n11d7’n7 , ’1n11d7’n7

you (singular) say it again
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bee ’atsid7

hammer
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bee bik’4sti’

it is covered with it
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bee bil1’ooskid

after the hour
Tsosts’id ’oolki[ naadiin bee bil1’ooskidgo shighand00 shi[ dah n7’diilwo’.  (I leave my house 20 minutes after seven o'clock.)
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bee da’ad1n7

cutlery
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bee haz’3

it is legal, allowable
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bee ’7da’neel’22h7

ruler (measuring), measuring tape
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bee na’adzoo7

chalk
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bee na’anish7

tools
Bee na’anish7 bee h0l=. ,   (He has tools.)
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bee nahalzhooh7

broom
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bee n’dildlaad7

flashlight
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bee nehech’iish7 , bee ’ach’iish7 , tsin bee nehech’iish7

saw, handsaw
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b44gashii

cow
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b44gashii bits8’

beef
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b44gashii bits8’ ’a[k’7daniilgizh7g77

beef jerky
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b44gashii bits8’ a[k’7niilgizh7g77

steak
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b44gashii bits8’ shib4zh7g77

beef stew, boiled beef
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b44gashii bits8’ sit’4h7g77

roast beef
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b44gashii bits8’ yik’1n7g77

ground beef
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b44gashii y11zh

calf
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b44hasin , b44honisin

I know him, I am acquainted with him, I know how to (do it)
Bilag1ana shiye’ y1 ’0[ta’7g77 doo b44honisin da.  (I'm not acquainted with the white man that is my son's teacher.)
Niye’ John woly4h7g77 b44hasin.  (I know your son John.)
Na’ashk==’ b44hasin.  (I know how to swim.)
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b44honisin , b44hasin

I know him, I am acquainted with him, I know how to (do it)
Bilag1ana shiye’ y1 ’0[ta’7g77 doo b44honisin da.  (I'm not acquainted with the white man that is my son's teacher.)
Niye’ John woly4h7g77 b44hasin.  (I know your son John.)
Na’ashk==’ b44hasin.  (I know how to swim.)
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b44hos4s88d

I learned to know him
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b44h0zin

it is known
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Be’eld77ldahsinil

Albuquerque
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b44sh

knife, metal
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b44sh ’adee’

spoon, ladle
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b44sh ’ah4di[7

scissors
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b44sh b22h dah si’1n7

tribal delegate
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b44sh bee hane’4 , b44sh bee hane’7 , b44sh halne’7

telephone, cell phone.   Literally:  metal calling
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b44sh bee hane’7 , b44sh halne’7 , b44sh bee hane’4

telephone, cell phone.   Literally:  metal calling
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b44sh bee’ak’e’elch7h7

typewriter
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b44sh bii’ k-’7

stove
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b44sh halne’7 , b44sh bee hane’7 , b44sh bee hane’4

telephone, cell phone.   Literally:  metal calling
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b44sh n1zhah7

square (tool)
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b44sh [igaii ’77[’7n7 , b44sh [igaii yitsid7

silversmith
b44sh [igaii ’77[’7n7  (people who make metal, those that make metal, out of raw materials)
b44sh [igaii yitsid7  (silversmith, Eastern Navajo version)
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b44sh [igaii yitsid7 , b44sh [igaii ’77[’7n7

silversmith
b44sh [igaii yitsid7  (silversmith, Eastern Navajo version)
b44sh [igaii ’77[’7n7  (people who make metal, those that make metal, out of raw materials)
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B44shsinil

Winslow
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b4eso

money, dollar
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b4eso bizis

wallet, purse
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b4eso yaa ’1h1ly1n7 , b4eso yaa’1h1ly1n7

treasurer, banker
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b4eso yaa’1h1ly1n7 , b4eso yaa ’1h1ly1n7

treasurer, banker
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b4’4zh00’

hairbrush
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beildl47

blanket
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beis4nah

I forgot it, I forgot about it
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be7t’3

it was given to him
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b4n1shniih

I remember it
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bi , b7

her/she/hers, him/he/his, it/its
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Bich’ah {izhin7

Black Hat, NM
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bich’4’4

daughter of a female
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bicheii

his/her maternal grandfather
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bich’8

towards him/her/it
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bich’8’ h0y44’

it is difficult to obtain or approach
T’1adoo le’4 y1’1t’4h7g77 bich’8’ h0y44’.  (Good things are difficult to obtain.)
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b7ch99h

his/her nose
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bidaa’

his/her lips
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bid11h

in front of him (facing)
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bid1’7

his/her uncle
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bideezh7

his/her younger sister
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bididoolnah

a sickness affects him, to catch a sickness, to come down with a sickness, to ail him
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bidiln44h

he is getting affected by a sickness, he is catching a sickness, he is coming down with a sickness, a sickness is ailing him
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b7din

it is lacking
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b7din h0y44’

it is scarce
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bidin7 , bidi’n7

you say it to him/her/it, he is being called
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bidi’n7l’9

he is being examined
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bi’dizhch9

he/she was/is born
Shideezh7 ’47 ’Ats1 Biy11zh yizi[7g77 biyi’ bi’dizhch9.  (My younger sister was born in the month of February.)
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bidoolna’

he contracted a sickness, he caught a sickness, he came down with a sickness
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bidoon11[

he will be present
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bidziil

he/she/it is strong/strength
Dib4 bits8’ ’47 ch’iy11n bidziil7g77 ’1t’4.  (Mutton is healthy food.)
Hastiin bidziil.  (The man is strong.)
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bi’44’

their clothing, their shirt
Ham1 da hazh4’4 da bi’44’ b1 b1jiigis.  (One can wash their mother's or father's clothes.)
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bigaan

his/her arm
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bigh1di’nishdlaad

to x-ray him, to take an x-ray picture of him
Literal Translation:   I shined a light through him.
Bij47ts’iij8’ bigh1di’nishdlaad.  (I x-rayed his chest.)
Sits’in [a’ k’4’4lt-’ daats’7 biniiy4 ’azee’77[’7n7 shigh1di’nishdlaad.  (The doctor took an x-ray of me to see if I had a broken bone.)
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bighan

his/her home, his/her house
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bigod

his/her knee
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b7hoo’aah

it is being learned
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b7hoo[’33’

he learned it
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b7hoosh’aah , b0hoosh’aah

I am learning it
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b7hwiideesh’11[

I will learn it
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b7hwiidoo’1[7g77

lesson that will be learned
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bii’ , biyi’

in it, inside it
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bii’ ’azk’az7

refrigerator
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biidoo[k11[

he will spend the night
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b7ighah

enough, besides it, alongside it, proportionate to it, near him
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b88h

deer
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bii[kaah

he is spending the night
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b77n11[

he was present
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biisk3

he spent the night
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bijaa’

his/her ears
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bij11d

his/her legs
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b7k1

for him, after him
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b7k1 ’an1shwo’

I help
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b7k1 ’an1shwod

I helped her again
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bik1 ’eeshwod

I helped him
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bik11’ , bik’i

on it, on top of it, over it
Bik11’dah’asd1h7 bik11’ dah jizhk4.  (The [two] are sitting on the chair.)
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bik11’ na’adzoo7

chalkboard
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bik11’ad1n7 , bik’i’ad1n7

table
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bik11’ak’e’elch7h7

desk
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bik11’dah’ant4h7 , bik’idah’ant4h7

bed
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bik11’dah’asd1h7 , bik’idah’asd1h7

chair
Bik11’dah’asd1h7 bik11’ dah jizhk4.  (The [two] are sitting on the chair.)
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bik11d66’ naazkaad7g77

roll roofing
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b7k1’azhdoolwo[

one will help, one will give assistance
Hak’47 b7k1’azhdoolwo[.  (One will help or assist ones relatives.)
Hadine’4 bik’1’azhdoolwo[.  (One should help/assist ones people.)
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bik1g7

its rind, its peel
Ch’44hjiy11n bik1g7 ’47 dit3.  (Watermelon rind is thick.)
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bik’4

in payment for
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bikee’

his shoes
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bik’ee

on account of it
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bik’eet[’1n7

from A to Z
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bik’eh na’ab22s7

driver's license
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bik’ehgo

according to it
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bik’i , bik11’

on it, on top of it, over it
Bik11’dah’asd1h7 bik11’ dah jizhk4.  (The [two] are sitting on the chair.)
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bik’i’ad1n7 , bik11’ad1n7

table
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bik’idah’ant4h7 , bik11’dah’ant4h7

bed
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bik’idah’asd1h7 , bik11’dah’asd1h7

chair
Bik11’dah’asd1h7 bik11’ dah jizhk4.  (The [two] are sitting on the chair.)
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bik’i’diisht88h

I understand it, I understand the concept
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bik’7j7[tih

one covers with cloth-like
’Aw44’ bik’7j7[tih.  (One covers a baby.) or (He/She went to cover the baby.)
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bik’is

his friend, sibling of the same sex
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bik’==’

its seed
Ch’44hjiy11n [a’ bik’==’ ’1daadin.  (Some watermelons are seedless.)
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bi[

with him/her/it, in company with
J47’1d88h bi[ naash1.  (I have tuberculosis.)   Literally:  tuberculosis + in company with + I walk about.
Bi[ nahonidooh.  (He/she is drunk.)   Literally:  with him/her + feeling woozing or dizzy.
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bi[ , ’awosh

drowsiness, sleepiness, sleep
Bi[ nisin.  (I am sleepy.)   Literally:  sleepiness + I think/want/need.
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bi[ ’adahwiilzh77sh

pass by
{a’ din4 b44dahahgo t’00 bi[ ’adahwiilzh77sh.  (Some people let their birthdays pass by.)
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bi[ ’ahi[ hojilne’

talk with him/her
H1’1[ch7n7 bi[ ’ahi[ hojilne’go y1’1t’44h.  (It is good to talk with one's children.)
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bi[ ch’aa hazl99’

dazed, dizzy
’Asdz33 bi[ ch’aa hazl99’.  (The woman felt dizzy.)
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bi[ did==s

to be zipped up
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bi[ diss==s

to zip it up
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bi[ ’4’4l’7n7

baking powder
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bi[ haj77’11zh , bi[ haj77j47’

siblings
Bi[ haj77’11zh ’47 baajijooba’ doolee[.  (One should care for one's siblings.)
Bi[ haj77j47’ ’47 d88’ shee h0l=.  (I have four siblings.)
Bi[ haj77j47’ ’47 bi[ ’ahaa’1dahojily3.  (Sibilngs take care of one another.)
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bi[ haj77j47’ , bi[ haj77’11zh

siblings
Bi[ haj77j47’ ’47 d88’ shee h0l=.  (I have four siblings.)
Bi[ haj77j47’ ’47 bi[ ’ahaa’1dahojily3.  (Sibilngs take care of one another.)
Bi[ haj77’11zh ’47 baajijooba’ doolee[.  (One should care for one's siblings.)
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bi[ haz’3

his surroundings are that way
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bi[ haz’33j7

business
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bi[ hojilne’

him/her to tell
’![ch7n7 na’nitin bee bi[ hojilne’.  (He/she told the child about the teachings.)
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bi[ k44dah0jit’7n7g77

ones neighbors, ones community people
Din4 bi[ k44dah0jit’7n7g77 b7k1’an7j7lwo’go y1’1t’44h.  (It is good to help people in one's community.)
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bi[ naashnish

I work with
’![ch7n7 bi[ naashnish.  (I work with children.)
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bi[ n1hoot’aah

event occurs
Na’h00haidi ’azhish bi[ n1hoot’aah.  (A dance takes place at the fair.)
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bi[ ]d7d=s7 , bi[ ]d7d=s7g77

zipper
k4 bi[ ]d7d=s7g77  (zipper shoes)
’44’ bi[ ]d7d=s7g77  (zipper shirt or coat)
’44tso bi[ ]d7d=s7g77  (zipper shirt or coat)
b4eso bizis bi[ ]d7d=s7g77  (zipper purse, billfold)
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bi[ ]d7d=s7g77 , bi[ ]d7d=s7

zipper
k4 bi[ ]d7d=s7g77  (zipper shoes)
’44’ bi[ ]d7d=s7g77  (zipper shirt or coat)
’44tso bi[ ]d7d=s7g77  (zipper shirt or coat)
b4eso bizis bi[ ]d7d=s7g77  (zipper purse, billfold)
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bi[ t1zd7t’44h

to zip around, to go zipping around in it (a fast moving vehicle)
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b7la’

his/her hand
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b7la’ t1a’ii

table fork
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bil32ji’

in front of him, ahead of him
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bilag1ana

anglo, white man
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bilag1ana bee’azee’

western medicine
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bilas1ana

apple
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bilas1ana bitoo’

apple juice
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b7l1tah

the tip, the top
Ch1’o[ b7l1tahdi ts7di bit’oh.  (There is a bird's nest at the top of the tree.)
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bil1tah dah dijool7g77 , n77’ii’ni[ ntsaa7g77

zinnia.   Zinnia is a type of flower.
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bim1

his/her mother
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bim1 s1n7

maternal grandmother
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bin1

while
’Iiy3 bin1 shinaa7 bich’8’ hashne’.  (I am going to call my brother while you are eating.)
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binaa

around him/her, surrounding him/her
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bin11’

his/her eyes
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bin11’ ’altsoozi nil9

asian, oriental.   Literally:  he/she is narrow eyes.   "Narrow eyes" referring to asians (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, etc.)   Placing the English asian race word in front of this Navajo phrase specifies the asian nationality.
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Bin11’1daa[ts’0z7 Bik4yah Ntsaa7g77

China
Bin11’1daa[ts’0z7 Bik4yah Ntsaa7g77    Literally:  their eyes they are narrow + country + the one = THE nation of narrow-eyed people.
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Bin11’1daa[ts’0z7 Dine’4 , N11ts’0z7

asian, oriental, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
Bin11’1daa[ts’0z7 Dine’4    Literally:  their eyes they are narrow + people = the narrow-eyed people.
N11ts’0z7    Literally:  narrow-eyed.
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bin11hai

his/her years of age
Shim1 ’47 tsosts’idiin bin11hai.  (My mother is seventy years of age.)
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b7naa7

his/her older brother
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bin11[

in his presence
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binaanish

his/her job, his/her work
Shib7zh7 ’47 sil10 binaanish.  (My paternal aunt's job is police work.)
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binaanish h0l=

he has work, he is busy
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binaashnish

I am working on
Naaltsoos binaashnish.  (I am working on a paper.)
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b7nab7d7[kid

you ask him/her about it
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b7nab7zhd7lkid , b7na’7zhd7lkid

one asks, asking him/her about
’Ashkii h1ajigo l1 Na’nizhoozh7 b7nab7zhd7[kid.  (She/he asked the boy, which way to Gallup.)
T’1adoo le’4 doo ho[ b44h0zing00 ’47 b7na’7zhd7lkid [eh.  (One asks questions when one does not know the answer.)
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b7na’7zhd7lkid , b7nab7zhd7lkid

one asks, asking him/her about
T’1adoo le’4 doo ho[ b44h0zing00 ’47 b7na’7zhd7lkid [eh.  (One asks questions when one does not know the answer.)
’Ashkii h1ajigo l1 Na’nizhoozh7 b7nab7zhd7[kid.  (She/he asked the boy, which way to Gallup.)
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bin1l7

his/her paternal grandparents
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bine’

in position behind him
’Asdz33 ’atah naan4ego tsits’aa’ bine’di n1h0dees’99’.  (When the woman was playing the game she hid them behind the box.)
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b7neeshdl9

I am interested in it
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b7ni’

his mind, his willingness
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bi’niigh3

It is beginning to kill them (plural form).   Used in expressing hunger, thirst, sleepiness, etc.
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bi’nii[h9

It is beginning to kill him.   Used in expressing hunger, thirst, sleepiness, etc.
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biniinaa

because of it
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biniiy4 , biniy4

for that purpose, that is why
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bin7k1zhn7[dah

one sifts
T1d7d77n bin7k1zhn7[dah.  (One sifts corn pollen.)
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bi’oh

less than
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bi’oh ’1n7[tso

smaller than it
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bi’oh neesh’3

I can not afford it
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bi’0’ool’99[

his/her/their culture
K4shmish ’47 Bilag1ana bi’0’ool’99[ ’1t’4.  (Christmas is a part of the Western culture.)
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bis0odi , bits0odi

pig
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bis0odi bits8’ , bits0odi bits8’

pork chops, pork, bacon
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bist’e’

his/her lunch
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bita’gi

between
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bitah

he/she among them, he/she among others, he/she among people, he/she among members of the body
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bitah honeezgai

he/she has a fever, he/she is sick
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bitah honiigai

he/she had a fever, he/she became sick
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bito’

his/her water, his/her water supply
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bitoo’

his/her juice
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bits’33’

away from him
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bits’33d66’ , bits’33d00

from him, at his expense
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bits’1di’n7d77n

it is luminous, it is glowing
S-’ bits’1di’n7d77n.  (The star is luminous.)
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bitsee’ h0l0n7g77 , bitsee’ neez7

horned cricket
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bitsee’ neez7 , bitsee’ h0l0n7g77

horned cricket
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bitsi’

daughter of a male
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bits8’

his/her/its meat, his/her/its flesh
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bits8’ yisht[izhii

Indian
bits8’ (his flesh) + yisht[izh (brown) + ii (the one)
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bitsii’

his/her hair
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bits98di

at its foot, at its base
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bitsiits’iin

his/her head
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bitsiits’iin [izhin7g77

black-skulled cricket
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bitsil7

his/her younger brother
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bits07

his/her grandchildren, his/her daughter's children
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bits0odi , bis0odi

pig
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bits0odi bits8’ , bis0odi bits8’

pork chops, pork, bacon
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biwaa’

spinach
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biwoo’

his/her teeth
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biwos

his/her shoulder
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biyaa

under him
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biyaa hoo’a’

he grew up
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biy11zh

son of a female
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biye’

son of a male
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biyi’ , bii’

in it, inside it
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bizaad

his word, his language
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biz1anii

his wives, his women
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biz44’

his/her mouth
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bizeed7

his/her cousin
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bizh4’4

his/her father
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biziiz

his belt
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biz00l

its tassel
Naad33’ biz00l ’47 t1d7d77n b33h h0l=.  (There is pollen on the tassel of the corn.)
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b0hoo’aah , b0hoo[’aah

you are learning it
Saad b0hoo’aah.  (You are learning the language (words).)
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b0hoo[’aah , b0hoo’aah

you are learning it
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b0hoosh’aah , b7hoosh’aah

I am learning it
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