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objects into one (puts)

’ajiini[
Naad33’ hahoogeed g0yaa ’ajiini[.  (One puts the corn into the pit.)
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observant (be)

ha’7s77d
Ha’7s77d!  ("You" be observant!)
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obtain or approach (it is difficult to)

bich’8’ h0y44’
T’1adoo le’4 y1’1t’4h7g77 bich’8’ h0y44’.  (Good things are difficult to obtain.)
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[occupation] (he makes it as an)

’77[’9
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[occupation] (the one who makes it as an)

’77[’7n7
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occurs (event)

bi[ n1hoot’aah
Na’h00haidi ’azhish bi[ n1hoot’aah.  (A dance takes place at the fair.)
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of (by means), with it

bee
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off-white color, cream color, light beige color

dinilgai
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oil, grease, lard, fat

’ak’ah
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ointment, cream, lotion

bee ’1d7lt[ah7 , t[ah
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ointment, liniment, salve

’azee’ hak11’d00 b7t[oh7g77
’Azee’ hak11’d00 b7t[oh7g77 ’47 [a’ Vicks woly4.  (An ointment is called Vicks.)
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oil (motor)

’ak’ah [izhin7
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okay, alright, very well

h1gosh99
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Oklahoma

Halgai Hat44l , Halgai H0teel
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olden times (in), a long time ago

’a[k’id33’
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older brother

’1naa7
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older brother (his/her)

b7naa7
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older man, elder [man]

hastiin
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older men, elders [men]

hast07
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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older sister

’1d7
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older sister (his/her)

b1d7
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on, alongside, beside

b22h
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on, at, in (a place).   A positional suffix attached at the end of a Navajo word.

-di
Toohdi din4 [a’ bik’i n1hodiis1.  (I performed a ceremony for a man up on the river.)
}d7shch77tahdi shighan.  (I live among the pines.)
T[’44d33’ shim1 s1n7 bighandi shiisk3.  (I spent last night at my grandmother's.)
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on it, on top of it, over it

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

dah
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on top of it, on it, over it

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

’a[k44’
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one another (to take care of)

’ahaa’1dahojily3
Bi[ haj77j47’ ’47 bi[ ’ahaa’1dahojily3.  (Sibilngs take care of one another.)
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one at the end (the), at the last

’ak4e’di
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one builds a fire

dizhdi[jah
Deesk’aazgo dizhdi[jah.  (One builds a fire when it is cold.)
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one [by numbers] (which).   which one [by numbers].

d7kw77g77
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one makes/prepares for another person

b1’1j7l44h
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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one prepares/makes for another person

b1’1j7l44h
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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one (puts objects into)

’ajiini[
Naad33’ hahoogeed g0yaa ’ajiini[.  (One puts the corn into the pit.)
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one sees

hoo[ts3
’Asdz33 naaly4h4 b1h00ghandi hoo[ts3.  (The woman saw him/her at the store.)
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one studies (that for which)

baa ’0lta’
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one (that)

’eid7
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one (the)
It is a suffix added to the end of a word.

-7
Example:   [99’ nood=-zii:   zebra.   Literal translation:   [99’ (horse) + nood==z (to be striped) + –ii (the one).
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one (the particular)
It is a suffix added to the end of a word.

-ii
Example:   Zhinii:   African, Negro, Black person.   Literal translation:   zhin = [i–zhin (he is black) + –ii (the one).
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one washes clothing/laundry for another person

b1jiigis
Ham1 da hazh4’4 da bi’44’ b1 b1jiigis.  (One can wash their mother's or father's clothes.)
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one who (the), that which
A suffix added to the end of a word.

-7g77
Example:   ’0lta’ t’11[1’7d00 tseeb7ij9’ ni’iilt1h7g77:   elementary school, grade school.   Literal translation:   ’0lta’ (school) + t’11[1’7d00’ (from one) + tseeb7ij9’ (as far as eight) + ni’iilt1h (an indefinite person stops reading or going to school) + –7g77 (the one).   The school in which one studies from [grade] one to [grade] eight.
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one with ears (the)

jaa’ii
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ones who are overweight

y4ego danitaaz7g77
Din4 y4ego danitaaz7g77 biniinaa ’ash99h [ikan bits’77s yeen7t’9 daaleeh.  (People become diabetic because of being overweight.)
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opposite sex (sibling of the)

’alah
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or else, if not that

’47 doodago
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orange color (light)

diniltsxo
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orange fruit

ch’il [itsoo7 , ch’il [itsxoo7
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orange juice

ch’il [itsxoo7 bitoo’ , ch’il [itsoo7 bitoo’
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oriental, asian.   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.

bin11’ ’altsoozi nil9
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oriental, asian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean

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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other (helping for each)

’ah7[k1
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other (one after the)

’a[k44’
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others (among)

’atah
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others (he/she among), he/she among members of the body, he/she among people, he/she among them

bitah
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oven (mud covered bread),   mud covered bread oven

b11h bighan
Shighandi b11h bighan shee h0l=.  (I have a mud covered bread oven at my home.)
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over it, on it, on top of it

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

’1adi , ’aaj7
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overcoat

’44’n44z
Literal translation:   clothes tall (long).
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overweight (ones who are)

y4ego danitaaz7g77
Din4 y4ego danitaaz7g77 biniinaa ’ash99h [ikan bits’77s yeen7t’9 daaleeh.  (People become diabetic because of being overweight.)
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