English - Diné (Navajo) Dictionary:  C

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cabbage, lettuce

ch’il [iga77
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cake, cookies, sweet rolls

b11h [ikan7
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calf

b44gashii y11zh
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called (he is being), say it to him/her/it (you)

bidin7 , bidi’n7
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calm [weather]

hod4izy4el
Shighandi hod4izy4elgo shi[ y1’1t’44h.  (I like it when it is calm at my home.)
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came down with a sickness (he), he caught a sickness, he contracted a sickness

bidoolna’
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can not afford it (I)

bi’oh neesh’3
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candy

’a[k’4sdis7
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cane, walking stick

gish
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cantaloupe

da’neesk’ani , ta’neesk’ani
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cap, hat, headgear

ch’ah
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car

chid7
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care of it (he takes)

’1h1ly3
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care of it (I take)

’1h1shy3 , baa ’1h1shy3
She’aw44’ baa ’1h1shy3.  (I take care of my baby.)
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care of (not taken)

doo baa ’1h1y32 da
K’ad Nahasdz11n Nihim1 doo baa ’1h1y32 da.  (Our Mother Earth is not taken care of now.)
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care of one another (to take)

’ahaa’1dahojily3
Bi[ haj77j47’ ’47 bi[ ’ahaa’1dahojily3.  (Sibilngs take care of one another.)
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care of one (takes)

haa’1h1ly3
Ham1 ’47 haa’1h1ly3.  (A mother takes care of you.)
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care of (taken)

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

baa ’1h1y32gi
Nahasdz11n Nihim1 baa ’1h1y32gi  (taking care of Mother Earth)
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care of (to take)

baa ’1hojily3
Hats’77s baa ’1hojily3.  (One takes care of the body.)
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care of (we [3 or more] take)

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

baa ’1hwiily3
Niha’1[ch7n7 baa ’1hwiily3.  (We [two] take care of our children.)
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carefully, slowly
The Navajo suffix –go is used to say or speak hazh0’0 correctly in a sentence.

hazh0’0 , hazh0’0go
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carrot juice

ch22sht’ezhiitsoh bitoo’
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carrots

ch22sht’ezhiitsoh
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cat (kitty)

g7d7
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catch a sickness (to), a sickness affects him, to come down with a sickness, to ail him

bididoolnah
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catching it a sickness (he is), he is getting affected by a sickness, he is coming down with a sickness, a sickness is ailing him

bidiln44h
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caught a sickness (he), he contracted a sickness, he came down with a sickness

bidoolna’
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cauldron, large kettle, large pot

’1saatsoh
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cauldron (cooking tool as kettle or), used for cooking/boiling

bee ’ab4zh7
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cell phone, telephone.   Literally:  metal calling

b44sh bee hane’7 , b44sh halne’7 , b44sh bee hane’4
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Center (Sacred Mountain East of)

Ch’0ol’9’7 , Nit[’iz Dzil , Nt[’iz Dzil
Sacred Mountain East of Center is known as Gobernador Knob (Ch’0ol’9’7).   It is lesser known as Hard Goods Mountain (Nt[’iz Dzil or Nit[’iz Dzil).   Gobernador Knob was created in the Fourth World of Navajo mythology.
Ch’0ol’9’7 ’47 Nit[’iz Dzil ’1t’4.  (Gobernador Knob is Hard Goods Mountain.)
Ch’0ol’9’7 ’47 Nt[’iz Dzil ’1t’4.  (Gobernador Knob is Hard Goods Mountain.)
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Center (Sacred Mountain of the), Huerfano Mesa, New Mexico.

Dzi[ N1’oodi[ii
Dzi[ N1’oodi[ii was created in the Fourth World of Navajo mythology.   The name refers to a mythological event involving the movement of people around the mesa.
dzi[ (mountain) + n1’oodi[ (people move around it) + ii (the one)
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cents (fifteen)

g7insi
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cents (fifty)

d99y11l
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(ceremonial) rattle

’agh11[
’Agh11[ jigh11d.  (One shakes a rattle.)
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chair

bik11’dah’asd1h7 , bik’idah’asd1h7
Bik11’dah’asd1h7 bik11’ dah jizhk4.  (The [two] are sitting on the chair.)
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chalk

bee na’adzoo7
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chalkboard

bik11’ na’adzoo7
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Chapter President

’Al32ji’ Dah Sid1h7
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Chapter Vice President

’Ak44d00’ , ’Ak44’d00 Dah
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cheap (it is), it is worthless, it has no value

doo b33h ’7l7n7 da , doo ’7l98 da
D77 yoostsah nah7n7[nii’7g77 doo b33h ’7l7n7 da!  (This ring that you bought is worthless!)   or   (This ring that you bought is a piece of junk!)
D77 l1ts7n7 doo ’7l98 da.  (This bracelet is worthless (or cheap).)
D77 chid7 ch22’ ndi doo b33h ’7l98 da!  (This car isn't worth a damn!   [Literal translation:   This car not worth manure!])
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cheese

g4eso
Navajo used the Spanish word for cheese, which is ‘queso’.
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chest of drawers

’44’ biih n1’ni[7
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chestnut-breasted bluebird, red-breasted bluebird.   The chestnut-breasted (red-breasted) bluebird is a species of bird.

d0lii[ch77’
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child, children

’1[ch7n7
’![ch7n7 da’ad1n7 g0ne’ da’ay3. ,  (The children are eating in the dining room.)
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child (daughter's), grandchild

’ats07
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children (daughter's), grand children

’ats00k4
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children (his/her daughter's), his/her grandchildren

bits07
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children (grand), daughter's children

’ats00k4
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chili

’azee’ d7ch’77’
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China

Bin11’1daa[ts’0z7 Bik4yah Ntsaa7g77
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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Chinese, Korean, Japanese, asian, oriental

Bin11’1daa[ts’0z7 Dine’4 , N11ts’0z7
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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Chinle, Arizona

Ch’7nl9
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chopping wood

chizh ’ahizhdi[ne’
Chizh ’ahizhdi[ne’go bee hatsxe’ jileeh.  (Chopping wood makes the body strong.)
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chops (pork), pork, bacon

bis0odi bits8’ , bits0odi bits8’
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clan (I am born for it - my father's).   I am born for it (my father's clan), the clan for which I am born.

b1 sh7shch77n , b1sh7shch77n
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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clan (maternal grandfather's)

dash7chei , cheii
T0d7ch’7i’nii dash7chei d00 Ta’n44szahnii dash7n1[7.  (The Bitter Water Clan are my maternal grandfather's clan and The Badlands People are my paternal grandfather's clan.)
Hello my friend!   My name is Harrison Lapahie (Jr.).   I am Bit’ahnii, born for T1chii’nii.   My cheii is T0d7ch’7i’nii and my n1l7 is Ta’neeszahnii.
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clan or ethnic group, people (same race or group)

dine’4
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clan (paternal grandfather's)

dash7n1[7 , n1l7
T0d7ch’7i’nii dash7chei d00 Ta’n44szahnii dash7n1[7.  (The Bitter Water Clan are my maternal grandfather's clan and The Badlands People are my paternal grandfather's clan.)
Hello my friend!   My name is Harrison Lapahie (Jr.).   I am Bit’ahnii, born for T1chii’nii.   My cheii is T0d7ch’7i’nii and my n1l7 is Ta’neeszahnii.
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clan (you are born for it - the father's).   You are born for it (the father's clan)

b1 sh7n7lch77n , b1sh7n7lch77n
Ha’1t’7ish2’ b1sh7n7lch77n?  (What is your father's clan?.) or (What clan were you born for?)
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clan(s).   To see a listing of Navajo clans, go to Diné Clans.

d0one’4
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clean and clear

ni[t0l7
T0 ni[t0l7go ay0o likan.  (Clean clear water tastes good.)
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clean, nice, and pretty [area, space] (it is)

h0zh0n7
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cleaned (I)

hasht’4h00sh[aah
Shim1s1n7 bighan b1 hasht’4h00sh[aah.  (I cleaned my grandmother's home.)
Nisht44h g0ne’ hasht’4h00sh[aah.  (I cleaned my room.)
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cleaned (we [3 or more])

hasht’edahwiilyaa
Nihighan hasht’edahwiilyaa.  (We [3 or more] cleaned our house/home.)
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cleaned (we [two])

hasht’e’hwiilyaa
Nihin1l7 bighan b1 hasht’e’hwiilyaa.  (We [two] cleaned our paternal grandmother's home.)
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cleaning (I am)

hasht’ehash[44h
Shighan hasht’ehash[44h.  (I am cleaning my home.)
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cleans (one)

hasht’ehojii[’88h
T’ah ab7n7go haghan hasht’ehojii[’88h.  (One should clean the house in the morning.)
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clear and clean

ni[t0l7
T0 ni[t0l7go ay0o likan.  (Clean clear water tastes good.)
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close by, near

’1h1n7
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closet (clothes)

’44’ bighan
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clothes, clothing, garment

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

’44’ bighan
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clothes marker, tailor

’44’77[’7n7
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clothing, clothes, garment

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

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

bi’44’
Ham1 da hazh4’4 da bi’44’ b1 b1jiigis.  (One can wash their mother's or father's clothes.)
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club (that used to hit)

dzigha[
T0b1j7shch7n7 ’47 dzigha[ baa y7’nil.  (Born For The Water was given clubs.)
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coat, jacket

’44tsoh
Literal translation:   clothes big.
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code (zip)

honaaltsoos nin1h1lyeed7gi
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coffee

’ahw44h , gohw44h
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cold (an area or space) (It is).   It is cold (an area or space).

deesk’aaz
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cold medicine, tablets, cough syrup

dikos ’azee’ ’ahilneeh7g77 d00 yidl1n7g77
Dikos ’azee’ yidl1n7g77 yishdl33’ n7t’44’ doo diskos da.  (I am not coughing after taking some cough syrup.)
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cold (sickness), cough

dikos
Haigo din4 dikos bidadilna’.  (People catch dolds during the winter.)
Dikos shidoolna’.  (I have/caught a cold.)
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color (brown)

dib4[ch7’7 , yisht[izh
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color (cream), light beige color, off-white color

dinilgai
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color (dark blue), navy blue color

di[hi[go doot[’izh
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color (dark brown)

dinilzhin
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color (dark red)

di[hi[go [ich77’
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color (green)

doot[’izh , ch’il doot[’izh , ch’ilgo doot[’izh , t1t[’idgo doot[’izh
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color (light beige), cream color, off-white color

dinilgai
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color (light blue), light green color.   In Din4, there is no distinction in light blue color and light green color.

dinilt[’izh
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color (light gray)

dinilb1
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color (light green), light blue color.   In Din4, there is no distinction in light green color and light blue color.

dinilt[’izh
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color (light orange)

diniltsxo
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color (light yellow)

diniltso
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color (navy blue), dark blue color

di[hi[go doot[’izh
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color (off-white), cream color, light beige color

dinilgai
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color (pink)

dinilch77’
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come down with a sickness (to), a sickness affects him, to catch a sickness, to ail him

bididoolnah
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come here

h1go
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come into existence (it has)

hazl99’
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coming down with a sickness (he is), he is getting affected by a sickness, he is catching a sickness, a sickness is ailing him

bidiln44h
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command a good price (to), to get a good price

b1 ’7l9
Naabeeh0 diyog7 danizh0n7 y7g77 b1 da’7l9 k’ad.  (The Navajos are getting a good price for rugs now.)
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community people (ones), ones neighbors

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

’a[n1n1shd11h
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commutes (he)

’a[n1n1d11h
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company with (in), with him/her/it

bi[
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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concept (I understand the), I understand it

bik’i’diisht88h
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conditional - if not ...

doo ... g00
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contracted a sickness (he), he caught a sickness, he came down with a sickness

bidoolna’
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convene (a meeting will)

’1[ah ’adoolee[
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convene repeatedly (meetings)

’1[ah n1’1dleeh
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convened (a meeting has)

’1[ah ’azl99’
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convening (a meeting is)

’1[ah ’aleeh
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cook

ch’iy11n ’77[’7n7
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cookies, cake, sweet rolls

b11h [ikan7
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cooking/boiling (used for), cooking tool (as kettle, cauldron)

bee ’ab4zh7
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cooking pot, kettle

’1saa’ bee ’ab4zh7
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cooking tool (as kettle, cauldron), used for cooking/boiling

bee ’ab4zh7
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cool [weather] (it is)

honeesk’1z7
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corn bread (blue)

b11h doot[’izh7
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cost (it now), it costs, it is worth

b33h ’7l9
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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cost (it will)

b33h ’adoolee[
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costed [past tense](it).   it costed [past tense]

b33h ’azl99’
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costs (it), it now cost, it is worth

b33h ’7l9
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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cough, cold [sickness]

dikos
Haigo din4 dikos bidadilna’.  (People catch dolds during the winter.)
Dikos shidoolna’.  (I have/caught a cold.)
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cough medicine

dikos ’azee’
Dikos ’azee’ ’47 doo [ikan.  (Cough medicine does not taste good.)
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cough syrup, tablets, cold medicine

dikos ’azee’ ’ahilneeh7g77 d00 yidl1n7g77
Dikos ’azee’ yidl1n7g77 yishdl33’ n7t’44’ doo diskos da.  (I am not coughing after taking some cough syrup.)
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coughing (he is)

dilkos
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coughing (I am)

diskos
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count (they)

day0[ta’
Din4 b44d11hai7g77 day0[ta’.  (People count their years of age.)
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Country (Navajo), Navajoland

Din4 Bik4yah
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cousin (his/her)

bizeed7
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covered with it (it is)

bee bik’4sti’
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covers with cloth-like (one)

bik’7j7[tih
’Aw44’ bik’7j7[tih.  (One covers a baby.) or (He/She went to cover the baby.)
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cow

b44gashii
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cream, lotion, ointment

bee ’1d7lt[ah7 , t[ah
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cream color, light beige color, off-white color

dinilgai
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created with (they), they dressed with

hadeidiilaa
Diyin Dine’4 Nahasdz11n Nihim1 hadeidiilaa, jin7.  (It is said that the Holy People created Mother Earth.)
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Creation Story (Navajo)

Din4 Bahane’
Literal Translation:  Din4 (People) + Baa (about him/her/it) + hane’ (story).   Story of the People.
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cricket (black-skulled)

bitsiits’iin [izhin7g77
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cricket (horned)

bitsee’ h0l0n7g77 , bitsee’ neez7
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culture (his/her/their)

bi’0’ool’99[
K4shmish ’47 Bilag1ana bi’0’ool’99[ ’1t’4.  (Christmas is a part of the Western culture.)
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cutlery

bee da’ad1n7
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