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English - Diné (Navajo) Dictionary:  D

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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 ]


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Dance (Song &).   A Navajo ceremonial song and dance.
’Adi’t’ ’!ago ’!zhish
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dangerous (he/she/it is very)
doo ts’77 ’1t’4e da
D0ola doo ts’77 ’1t’4e da.  (The bull is very dangerous.)
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dark blue color, navy blue color
di[hi[go doot[’izh
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dark brown color
dinilzhin Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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dark red color
di[hi[go [ich77’
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daughter (man's)
’atsi’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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daughter of a female
bich’4’4 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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daughter of a male
bitsi’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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daughter (woman's)
’ach’4’4 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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daughter's child,, grandchild
’ats07 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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daughter's children, grand children
’ats00k4 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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daughter's children (his/her), his/her grandchildren
bits07 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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dawn
hay77[k3 , hayoo[k11[
Shicheii hay77[k3d33 naagh1.  (My maternal grandfather rises at dawn.)
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day (during mid-), during noon
’a[n7’n7’32go
’A[n7’n7’32go da’diid77[.  (Let's eat during noon.)
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dazed, dizzy
bi[ ch’aa hazl99’
’Asdz33 bi[ ch’aa hazl99’.  (The woman felt dizzy.)
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deep down, down below, low
h0yah Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona. , w0yah Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
Literal translation:   h0–, w0– (forms adverbs) + –yah (under, below)
H0yahgo (W0yahgo) [ee’ si’3.  (It is buried deep in the earth [as a meteorite].)
Chid7 naat’a’7 h0yahgo (w0yahgo) naat’a’.  (The airplane is flying low.)
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deer
b88h Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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degree (as the division of a thermometer), minute (as the division of a clock face), inch (as the division of a yard), dot (period), speck.   (up + black)
dah ’alzhin Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
’Ashdla’1adah dah ’alzhinj8’ shan7’d7t’11h.  (I have a 15 minute break.)
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delegate (tribal)
b44sh b22h dah si’1n7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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desk
bik11’ak’e’elch7h7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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diabetes
’1sh88h [ikan hats’77s yeen7t’9 , ’ats’77stah ’1sh88h [ikan nanit’2’ sil99’
Din4 y4ego danitaaz7g77 biniinaa ’ash99h [ikan bits’77s yeen7t’9 daaleeh.  (People become diabetic because of being overweight.)
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died (he/she);   has become extinct;   nothing, none;   zero
’1din Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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different, various
’a[’22 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
’Ats8’ ’a[’22 ’1t’4ego hasht’edaalyaa.  (Meats are prepared in various ways.)
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difficult situation(s), difficulty, problem
’an1h00t’i’
Shik4yahdi l2’7g0 ’an1h00t’i’.  (There are many problems in my community.)
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difficult to obtain or approach (it is)
bich’8’ h0y44’
T’1adoo le’4 y1’1t’4h7g77 bich’8’ h0y44’.  (Good things are difficult to obtain.)
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difficulty, difficult situation(s), problem
’an1h00t’i’
Shik4yahdi l2’7g0 ’an1h00t’i’.  (There are many problems in my community.)
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digs a hole (one)
hahojiigo’
{eeyi’ g0yaa hahojiigo’ d00 ’1k0yaa dizhdi[jah.  (One digs a hole in the ground and build a fire in the pit.)
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direction (in that)
’11j7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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dirt, filth
chin Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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disease (he/she suffers from a), he/she suffers from a sickness, he/she is sick
b22h dah haz’3 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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dishes (one washes)
[eets’aa’ t11j7gis
T’11 ’1kw77j9 [eets’aa’ t11j7gis.  (One washes dishes everyday.)
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dizzy, dazed
bi[ ch’aa hazl99’
’Asdz33 bi[ ch’aa hazl99’.  (The woman felt dizzy.)
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do not forget about it!
baa y00n44h Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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do not know (I)
h0la Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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do not like it (I)
doo shi[ y1’1t’4eh da Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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doctor (medical)
’azee’ ’77[’7n7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
Shitah honeizgaigo biniiy4 ’azee’ ’77[’7n7 bich’8 nis4y1.  (I went to see a doctor for my illness.)
’Azee’ ’77[’7n7 nil9. Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona. ,  (He is a doctor.)
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does not get lost (one)
doo y0o’ajigh1a da
Ha’jis7idgo doo y0o’ajigh1a da.  (When one is observant one will not get lost.)
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dog (prairie)
dl==’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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doing anything (I am not)
doo baa naash1h7 da Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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dollar, money
b4eso Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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done (eating is)
’ad3 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona. , da’ad3 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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done (it will be)
’1dooln77[ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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door
d11d7lka[ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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dot (period), speck, minute (as the division of a clock face), inch (as the division of a yard), degree (as the division of a thermometer).   (up + black)
dah ’alzhin Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
’Ashdla’1adah dah ’alzhinj8’ shan7’d7t’11h.  (I have a 15 minute break.)
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down below, low, deep down
h0yah Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona. , w0yah Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
Literal translation:   h0–, w0– (forms adverbs) + –yah (under, below)
H0yahgo (W0yahgo) [ee’ si’3.  (It is buried deep in the earth [as a meteorite].)
Chid7 naat’a’7 h0yahgo (w0yahgo) naat’a’.  (The airplane is flying low.)
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down (deep), down below, low
h0yah Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona. , w0yah Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
Literal translation:   h0–, w0– (forms adverbs) + –yah (under, below)
H0yahgo (W0yahgo) [ee’ si’3.  (It is buried deep in the earth [as a meteorite].)
Chid7 naat’a’7 h0yahgo (w0yahgo) naat’a’.  (The airplane is flying low.)
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drawers (chest of)
’44’ biih n1’ni[7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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dressed with (they), they created with
hadeidiilaa
Diyin Dine’4 Nahasdz11n Nihim1 hadeidiilaa, jin7.  (It is said that the Holy People created Mother Earth.)
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dried meat
’ats8’ bisg2’
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dried meat (mixed) [used ceremonially]
’ats8’ naashch77n
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drink (he will)
’adoodl99[ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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drink (I will)
’adeeshdl99[ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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drinking (he is)
’adl3 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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drinking (I am)
’ashdl3 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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driver's license
bik’eh na’ab22s7 Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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drowsiness, sleepiness, sleep
’awosh , bi[ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
Bi[ nisin.  (I am sleepy.)   Literally:  sleepiness + I think/want/need.
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drunkard, tippler
’adl1anii
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during midday, during noon
’a[n7’n7’32go
’A[n7’n7’32go da’diid77[.  (Let's eat during noon.)
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during noon, during midday
’a[n7’n7’32go
’A[n7’n7’32go da’diid77[.  (Let's eat during noon.)
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during that time, at that time, then [in past] long ago
’77d33’ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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dust (one), one wipes
dajit’o’
Bik11’ na’anish7 dajit’o’.  (One wipes/dust tables.)
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dwindle away (it will)
’1dood88[ Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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dwindled away (it has)
’1sd88d Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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dwindling away (it is)
’1d88h Voice of Lynette Willie from Cove, Arizona.
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