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Diné (Navajo) - English Dictionary:  L, {

English → Diné:   [ A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J • K • L • M • N • O • P • Q • R • S • T • U • V • W • X • Y • Z ]
Diné → English:   [ A • B • Ch, Ch’ • D, Dl, Dz • E • G, Gh • H, Hw • I • J • K, K’, Kw • L, { • M • N • O • S, Sh • T, T’, Tl, Ts, Ts’ • W • X • Y • Z, Zh ]
[ Colors • Day and Night • Days of the Week • Human Body • Kinship • Months of the Year • Numbers • Time ]


- L, { -

    Sound:  L as in law – l1jish (glove(s), mitten).   { – [id (smoke).   Position tongue behind front teeth and blow air out the sides of the tongue to make the [ sound.   The letter is called e[.

l1 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
emphatic
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[1’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
one, some
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l3 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona. , l32 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona. , l1’22 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
okay!, all right!, fine!, acceptable
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l1’22’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
okay! you're welcome!
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[1a’ii , [a’77 , t’11[1’7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
1 = one
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laanaa Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
this particle expresses wish, desire
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l1go Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
a particle used with optative mode to express a negative wish
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[ahda Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
sometimes, at times, occasionally
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[ahgi Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
at places
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[2’7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona. , l2’7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
much, many, a bit
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[a’7g77 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
the other one
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[a’77 , [1a’ii , t’11[1’7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
1 = one
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l1jish Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
glove(s), mitten
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[a’ts’1adah Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
eleven
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[a’ts’1adahdi ’azl99’
11:00 a.m. or p.m.
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[e’
jealous
Doo [e’ jin7zin da ’47 Naay44’k’ehgo na’nitn.  (One should not be jealous is a Protection Way teaching.)
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[44ch22 y1zh7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
puppy
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[44ch22’7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
dog
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[ees’11n Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
yeast bread
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[ee’shib44zh
steamed corn
{ee’shib44zh ’47 siil bee sit’4.  (Steamed corn is cooked with steam.)
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[eets’aa’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
plate, bowl
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[eets’aa’ ’77[’7n7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
pottery maker
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[eets’aa’ niteel7
basin, bowl (large)
{eets’aa’ niteel7 biyi’ taos’nii’ ’ash[44h.  (I am making dough in the large bowl.)
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[eets’aa’ t11j7gis
one washes dishes
T’11 ’1kw77j9 [eets’aa’ t11j7gis.  (One washes dishes everyday.)
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[eezh Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
soil, dirt
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[eezhtah Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
on the ground, in the dirt
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[eh Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
usually
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[ib1 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
gray
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[ib1h7g77
gray cricket (an insect)
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[ich77’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
red
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[ich7’7g77
red cricket (an insect)
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[ich77’7g77 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
a penny, one that is red
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[ichx77’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
red color
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[id
smoke
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[igai Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
white
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[99’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
horse
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[99’ ho[ naaldloosh
horseback riding
{99’ ho[ naaldlooshgo b0honeidl9.  (Horseback riding is fun.)
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[99’ nood=-zii
zebra
Literal Translation:   [99’ (horse) + nood==z (to be striped) + –ii (the one).
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[ikan Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
it is good to the taste, it is sweet
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[ikizh Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
spotted, blotchy
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[itso Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
yellow
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[7tsoo7g77
yellow cricket (an insect)
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[itsxo Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
orange color
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[izhin Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
black
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[izhin7g77
black cricket (an insect)
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L0k’a’ Deeshjin
Keam Canyon, Arizona
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L0k’ahnteel Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
Ganadao, Arizona
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[00’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
fish
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[00’ bits8’
fish meat
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