From Naval Historical Center
Navajo Code Talkers Dictionary

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
REVISED AS OF 15 JUNE 1945
(DECLASSIFIED UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 5200.9)

ALPHABET  NAVAJO WORD         LITERAL TRANSLATION
A         WOL-LA-CHEE         ANT
A         BE-LA-SANA          APPLE
A         TSE-NILL            AXE
B         NA-HASH-CHID        BADGER
B         SHUSH               BEAR
B         TOISH-JEH           BARREL
C         MOASI               CAT
C         TLA-GIN             COAL
C         BA-GOSHI            COW
D         BE                  DEER
D         CHINDI              DEVIL
D         LHA-CHA-EH          DOG
E         AH-JAH              EAR
E         DZEH                ELK
E         AH-NAH              EYE
F         CHUO                FIR
F         TSA-E-DONIN-EE      FLY
F         MA-E                FOX
G         AH-TAD              GIRL
G         KLIZZIE             GOAT
G         JEHA                GUM
H         TSE-GAH             HAIR
H         CHA                 HAT
H         LIN                 HORSE
I         TKIN                ICE
I         YEH-HES             ITCH
I         A-CHI               INTESTINE
J         TKELE-CHO-G         JACKASS
J         AH-YA-TSINNE        JAW
J         YIL-DOI             JERK
K         JAD-HO-LONI         KETTLE
K         BA-AH-NE-DI-TININ   KEY
K         KLIZZIE-YAZZIE      KID
L         DIBEH-YAZZIE        LAMB
L         AH-JAD              LEG
L         NASH-DOIE-TSO       LION
M         TSIN-TLITI          MATCH
M         BE-TAS-TNI          MIRROR
M         NA-AS-TSO-SI        MOUSE
N         TSAH                NEEDLE
N         A-CHIN              NOSE
O         A-KHA               OIL
O         TLO-CHIN            ONION
O         NE-AHS-JAH          OWL
P         CLA-GI-AIH          PANT
P         BI-SO-DIH           PIG
P         NE-ZHONI            PRETTY
Q         CA-YEILTH           QUIVER
R         GAH                 RABBIT
R         DAH-NES-TSA         RAM
R         AH-LOSZ             RICE
S         DIBEH               SHEEP
S         KLESH               SNAKE
T         D-AH                TEA
T         A-WOH               TOOTH
T         THAN-ZIE            TURKEY
U         SHI-DA              UNCLE
U         NO-DA-IH            UTE
V         A-KEH-DI-GLINI      VICTOR 
W         GLOE-IH             WEASEL
X         AL-NA-AS-DZOH       CROSS
Y         TSAH-AS-ZIH         YUCCA
Z         BESH-DO-TLIZ        ZINC                      


NAMES OF VARIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS    NAVAJO WORD                LITERAL TRANSLATION
CORPS            DIN-NEH-IH                 CLAN
DIVISION         ASHIH-HI                   SALT
REGIMENT         TABAHA                     EDGE WATER
BATTALION        TACHEENE                   RED SOIL
COMPANY          NAKIA                      MEXICAN
PLATOON          HAS-CLISH-NIH              MUD
SECTION          YO-IH                      BEADS
SQUAD            DEBEH-LI-ZINI              BLACK SHEEP

OFFICERS
COMMANDING GEN.  BIH-KEH-HE (G)             WAR CHIEF
MAJOR GEN.       SO-NA-KIH                  TWO STAR
BRIGADIER GEN.   SO-A-LA-IH                 ONE STAR
COLONEL          ATSAH-BESH-LE-GAI          SILVER EAGLE
LT. COLONEL      CHE-CHIL-BE-TAH-BESH-LEGAI SILVER OAK LEAF
MAJOR            CHE-CHIL-BE-TAH-OLA        GOLD OAK LEAF
CAPTAIN          BESH-LEGAI-NAH-KIH         TWO SILVER BARS
LIEUTENANT       BESH-LEGAI-A-LAH-IH        ONE SILVER BAR
COMMANDING OFFICER HASH-KAY-GI-NA-TAH       WAR CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER  BIH-DA-HOL-NEHI          THOSE IN CHARGE

NAMES OF COUNTRIES
AFRICA          ZHIN-NI                     BLACKIES
ALASKA          BEH-HGA                     WITH WINTER
AMERICA         NE-HE-MAH                   OUR MOTHER
AUSTRALIA       CHA-YES-DESI                ROLLED HAT
BRITAIN         TOH-TA                      BETWEEN WATERS
CHINA           CEH-YEHS-BESI               BRAIDED HAIR
FRANCE          DA-GHA-HI                   BEARD
GERMANY         BESH-BE-CHA-HE              IRON HAT
ICELAND         TKIN-KE-YAH                 ICE LAND
INDIA           AH-LE-GAI                   WHITE CLOTHES
ITALY           DOH-HA-CHI-YALI-TCHI        STUTTER
JAPAN           BEH-NA-ALI-TSOSIE           SLANT EYE
PHILIPPINE      KE-YAH-DA-NA-LHE            FLOATING ISLAND
RUSSIA          SILA-GOL-CHI-IH             RED ARMY
SOUTH AMERICA   SHA-DE-AH-NE-HI-MAH         SOUTH OUR MOTHER
SPAIN           DEBA-DE-NIH                 SHEEP PAIN

NAMES OF AIRPLANES
PLANES          WO-TAH-DE-NE-IH             AIR FORCE
DIVE BOMBER     GINI                        CHICKEN HAWK 
TORPEDO PLANE   TAS-CHIZZIE                 SWALLOW
OBS. PLAN       NE-AS-JAH                   OWL
FIGHTER PLANE   DA-HE-TIH-HI                HUMMING BIRD
BOMBER PLANE    JAY-SHO                     BUZZARD
PATROL PLANE    GA-GIH                      CROW
TRANSPORT       ATSAH                       EAGLE

NAMES OF SHIPS
SHIPS           TOH-DINEH-IH                SEA FORCE
BATTLESHIP      LO-TSO                      WHALE
AIRCRAFT        TSIDI-MOFFA-YE-HI           BIRD CARRIER
SUBMARINE       BESH-LO                     IRON FISH
MINE SWEEPER    CHA                         BEAVER
DESTROYER       CA-LO                       SHARK
TRANSPORT       DINEH-NAY-YE-HI             MAN CARRIER
CRUISER         LO-TSO-YAZZIE               SMALL WHALE
MOSQUITO BOAT   TSE-E                       MOSQUITO

NAMES OF MONTHS
JANUARY         ATSAH-BE-YAZ                SMALL EAGLE
FEBRUARY        WOZ-CHEIND                  SQUEEKY VOICE
MARCH           TAH-CHILL                   SMALL PLANT
APRIL           TAH-TSO                     BIG PLANT
MAY             TAH-TSOSIE                  SMALL PLANT
JUNE            BE-NE-EH-EH-JAH-TSO         BIG PLANTING
JULY            BE-NE-TA-TSOSIE             SMALL HARVEST
AUGUST          BE-NEEN-TA-TSO              BIG HARVEST
SEPTEMBER       GHAW-JIH                    HALF
OCTOBER         NIL-CHI-TSOSIE              SMALL WIND
NOVEMBER        NIL-CHI-TSO                 BIG WIND
DECEMBER        YAS-NIL-TES                 CRUSTED SNOW

VOCABULARY
WORD            NAVAJO                      LITERAL TRANSACTION
ABANDON         YE-TSAN                     RUN AWAY FROM
ABOUT           WOLA-CHI-A-MOFFA-GAHN       ANT FIGHT
ABREAST         WOLA-CHEE-BE-YIED           ANT BREAST
ACCOMPLISH      UL-SO                       ALL DONE
ACCORDING       BE-KA-HO                    ACCORDING TO
ACKNOWLEDGE     HANOT-DZIED                 ACKNOWLEDGE
ACTION          AH-HA-TINH                  PLACE OF ACTION
ACTIVITY        AH-HA-TINH-Y                ACTION ENDING IN Y
ADEQUATE        BEH-GHA                     ENOUGH
ADDITION        IH-HE-DE-NDEL               ADDITION
ADDRESS         YI-CHIN-HA-TSE              ADDRESS
ADJACENT        BE-GAHI                     NEAR
ADJUST          HAS-TAI-NEL-KAD             ADJUST
ADVANCE         NAS-SEY                     AHEAD
ADVISE          NA-NETIN                    ADVISE
AERIAL          BE-ZONZ                     STINGER
AFFIRMATIVE     LANH                        AFFIRMATIVE
AFTER           BI-KHA-DI (A)               AFTER
AGAINST         BE-NA-GNISH                 AGAINST
AID             EDA-ELE-TSOOD               AID
AIR             NILCHI                      AIR
AIRDOME         NILCHI-BEGHAN               AIRDOME
ALERT           HA-IH-DES-EE                ALERT
ALL             TA-A-TAH (A)                ALL
ALLIES          NIH-HI-CHO                  ALLIES
ALONG           WOLACHEE-SNEZ               LONG ANT
ALSO            EH-DO                       ALSO
ALTERNATE       NA-KEE-GO-NE-NAN-DEY-HE     SECOND POSITION
AMBUSH          KHAC-DA                     AMBUSH
AMMUNITION  BEH-ELI-DOH-BE-CAH-ALI-TAS-AI   AMMUNITION
AMPHIBIOUS      CHAL                        FROG
AND             DO                          AND
ANGLE           DEE-CAHN                    SLANTING
ANNEX           IH-NAY-TANI                 ADDITION
ANNOUNCE        BEH-HA-O-DZE                ANNOUNCE
ANTI            WOL-LA-CHEE-TSIN            ANT ICE
ANTICIPATE      NI-JOL-LIH                  ANTICIPATE
ANY             TAH-HA-DAH                  ANY
APPEAR          YE-KA-HA-YA                 APPEAR
APPROACH        BI-CHI-OL-DAH               APPROACH
APPROXIMATE     TO-KUS-DAN                  APPROXIMATE
ARE             GAH-TSO BIG                 RABBIT
AREA            HAZ-A-GIH                   AREA
ARMOR           BESH-YE-HA-DA-DI-TEH        IRON PROTECTOR
ARMY            LEI-CHA-IH-YIL-KNEE-IH      ARMY
ARRIVE          IL-DAY                      ARRIVE
ARTILLERY       BE-AL-DOH-TSO-LANI          MANY BIG GUNS
AS              AHCE                        AS
ASSAULT         ALTSEH-E-JAH-HE             FIRST STRIKER
ASSEMBLE        DE-JI-KASH                  BUNCH TOGETHER
ASSIGN          BAH-DEH-TAHN                ASSIGN
AT              AH-DI                       AT
ATTACK          AL-TAH-JE-JAY               ATTACK
ATTEMPT         BO-O-NE-TAH (A)             TRY
ATTENTION       GIHA                        ATTENTION
AUTHENTICATOR   HANI-BA-AH-HO-ZIN           KNOW ABOUT 
AUTHORIZE       BE-BO-HO-SNEE               AUTHORIZE
AVAILABLE       TA-SHOZ-TEH-IH              AVAILABLE

BAGGAGE         KLAILH (B)                  BAGGAGE
BANZAI          NE-TAH                      FOOL THEM
BARGE           BESH-NA-ELT                 BARGE
BARRAGE         BESH-BA-WA-CHIND            BARRAGE
BARRIER         BIH-CHAN-NI-AH              IN THE WAY
BASE            BIH-TSEE-DIH                BASE
BATTERY         BIH-BE-AL-DOH-TKA-IH        THREE GUNS
BATTLE          DA-AH-HI-DZI-TSIO           BATTLE
BAY             TOH-AH-HI-GHINH             BAY
BAZOOKA         AH-ZHOL                     BAZOOKA
BE              TSES-NAH                    BEE
BEACH           TAH-BAHN (B)                BEACH
BEEN            TSES-NAH-NES-CHEE           BEE NUT
BEFORE          BIH-TSE-DIH                 BEFORE
BEGIN           HA-HOL-ZIZ                  COMMENCE FROM
BELONG          TSES-NAH-SNEZ               LONG BEE
BETWEEN         BI-TAH-KIZ                  BETWEEN
BEYOND          BILH-LA DI                  DOWN BELOW
BIVOUAC         EHL-NAS-TEH                 BRUSH SHELTER
BOMB            A-YE-SHI                    EGGS
BOOBY TRAP      DINEH-BA-WHOA-BLEHI         MAN TRAP
BORNE           YE-CHIE-TSAH                BORN ELK
BOUNDARY        KA-YAH-BI-NA-HAS-DZOH(B)    BOUNDARY
BULL DOZER      DOLA-ALTH-WHOSH             BULL SLEEP
BUNKER          TSAS-KA                     SANDY HOLLOW
BUT             NEH-DIH                     BUT
BY              BE-GHA                      BY

CABLE           BESH-LKOH                   WIRE ROPE
CALIBER         NAHL-KIHD                   MOVE AROUND
CAMP            TO-ALTSEH-HOGAN             TEMPORARY PLACE
CAMOUFLAGE      DI-NES-IH                   HID
CAN             YAH-DI-ZINI                 CAN
CANNONEER  BE-AL-DOH-TSO-DEY-DIL-DON-IGI    BIG GUN OPERATOR
CAPACITY        BE-NEL-AH                   CAPACITY
CAPTURE         YIS-NAH                     CAPTURE
CARRY           YO-LAILH                    CARRY
CASE            BIT-SAH                     CASE
CASUALTY        BIH-DIN-NE-DEY              PUT OUT OF ACTION
CAUSE           BI-NIH-NANI                 CAUSE
CAVE            TSA-OND                     ROCK CAVE
CEILING         DA-TEL-JAY                  SEAL
CEMETARY        JISH-CHA                    AMONG DEVILS
CENTER          ULH-NE-IH                   CENTER
CHANGE          THLA-GO-A-NAT-ZAH           CHANGE
CHANNEL         HA-TALHI-YAZZIE             SMALL SINGER
CHARGE          AH-TAH-GI-JAH               CHARGE
CHEMICAL        TA-NEE                      ALKALI
CIRCLE          NAS-PAS                     CIRCLE
CIRCUIT         AH-HEH-HA-DAILH             CIRCUIT
CLASS           ALTH-AH-A-TEH               CLASS
CLEAR           YO-AH-HOL-ZHOD              CLEAR
CLIFF           TSE-YE-CHEE                 CLIFF
CLOSE           UL-CHI-UH-NAL-YAH           CLOSE
COAST GUARD     TA-BAS-DSISSI               SHORE RUNNER
CODE            YIL-TAS                     PECK
COLON         NAKI-ALH--DEH-DA-AL-ZHIN      TWO SPOTS
COLUMN          ALTH-KAY-NE-ZIH             COLUMN
COMBAT          DA-AH-HI-JIH-GANH           FIGHTING
COMBINATION     AL-TKAS-EI                  MIXED
COME            HUC-QUO                     COME
COMMA           TSA-NA-DAHL                 TAIL DROP
COMMERCIAL      NAI-EL-NE-HI                COMMERCIAL
COMMIT          HUC-QUO-LA-JISH             COME GLOVE
COMMUNICATION   HA-NEH-AL-ENJI              MAKING TALK
CONCEAL         BE-KI-ASZ-JOLE              CONCEAL
CONCENTRATION   TA-LA-HI-JIH                ONE PLACE
CONCUSSION      WHE-HUS-DIL                 CONCUSSION
CONDITION       AH-HO-TAI                   HOW IT IS
CONFERENCE      BE-KE-YA-TI                 TALK OVER
CONFIDENTIAL    NA-NIL-IN                   KEPT SECRET
CONFIRM         TA-A-NEH                    MAKE SURE
CONQUER         A-KEH-DES-DLIN              WON
CONSIDER        NE-TSA-CAS                  THINK IT OVER
CONSIST         BILH (C)                    CONSIST
CONSOLIDATE     AH-HIH-HI-NIL               PUT TOGETHER
CONSTRUCT       AHL-NEH                     TO MAKE
CONTACT         AH-HI-DI-DAIL               COME TOGETHER
CONTINUE        TA-YI-TEH                   CONTINUE 
CONTROL         NAI-GHIZ                    CONTROL
CONVOY          TKAL-KAH-O-NEL              MOVING ON WATER
COORDINATE      BEH-EH-HO-ZIN-NA-AS-DZOH    KNOWN LINES
COUNTER ATTACK  WOLTAH-AL-KI-GI-JEH         COUNTER ACT
COURSE          CO-JI-GOH                   COURSE
CRAFT           AH-TOH                      NEST
CREEK           TOH-NIL-TSANH               VERY LITTLE WATER
CROSS           AL-N-AS-DZOH                CROSS
CUB             SHUSH-YAHZ                  CUB

DASH            US-DZOH                     DASH
DAWN            HA-YELI-KAHN                DAWN 
DEFENSE         AH-KIN-CIL-TOH              DEFENSE                    
DEGREE          NAHL-KIHD                   DEGREE     
DELAY           BE-SITIHN                   DEER LAY
DELIVER         BE-BIH-ZIHDE                DEER LIVER
DEMOLITION      AH-DEEL-TAHI                BLOW UP
DENSE           HO-DILH-CLA (D)             WET  
DEPART          DA-DE-YAH                   DEPART
DEPARTMENT      HOGAN                       DEPARTMENT
DESIGNATE       YE-KHI-DEL-NEI              POINT OUT        
DESPERATE       AH-DA-AH-HO-DZAH            DOWN TO LAST      
DETACH          AL-CHA-NIL                  DETACHED
DETAIL          BE-BEH-SHA                  DEER TAIL
DETONATOR       AH-DEEL-TAHI (OR)           BLOWN UP 
DIFFICULT       NA-NE-KLAH                  DIFFICULT
DIG IN          LE-EH-GADE                  DIG IN
DIRECT          AH-JI-GO                    DIRECT
DISEMBARK       EH-HA-JAY                   GET OUT
DISPATCH        LA-CHAI-EN-SEIS-BE-JAY      DOG IS PATCH         
DISPLACE        HIH-DO-NAL                  MOVE
DISPLAY         BE-SEIS-NA-NEH              DEER IS PLAY        
DISPOSITION     A-HO-TEY                    DISPOSITION
DISTRIBUTE      NAH-NEH                     DISTRIBUTE
DISTRICT        BE-THIN-YA-NI-CHE           DEER ICE STRICT
DO              TSE-LE                      SMALL PUP
DOCUMENT        BEH-EH-HO-ZINZ              DOCUMENT
DRIVE           AH-NOL-KAHL                 DRIVE
DUD             DI-GISS-YAHZIE              SMALL DUMMY   
DUMMY           DI-GISS-TSO                 BIG DUMMY

EACH            TA-LAHI-NE-ZINI-GO (D)      EACH      
ECHELON         WHO-DZAH                    LINE
EDGE            BE-BA-HI                    EDGE
EFFECTIVE       BE-DELH-NEED                EFFECTIVE      
EFFORT          YEA-GO                      WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT
ELEMENT         AH-NA-NAI                   TROOP REPRESENTING OTHERS 
ELEVATE         ALI-KHI-HO-NE-OHA           ELEVATE
ELIMINATE       HA-BEH-TO-DZIL              ELIMINATE
EMBARK          EH-HO-JAY                   GET ON
EMERGENCY       HO-NEZ-CLA                  EMERGENCY
EMPLACEMENT     LA-AZ-NIL                   EMPLACEMENT
ENCIRCLE        YE-NAS-TEH (E)              ENCIRCLE
ENCOUNTER       BI-KHANH                    GO AGAINST
ENGAGE          A-HA-NE-HO-TA               AGREED
ENGINE          CHIDI-BI-TSI-TSINE (E)      ENGINE
ENGINEER        DAY-DIL-JAH-HE              ENGINEER
ENLARGE         NIH-TSA-GOH-AL-NEH          MAKE BIG
ENLIST          BIH-ZIH-A-DA-YI-LAH         ENLIST
ENTIRE          TA-A-TAH (E)                ENTIRE
ENTRENCH        E-GAD-AH-NE-LIH             MAKE DITCH
ENVELOP         A-ZAH-GI-YA                 ENVELOP
EQUIPMENT       YA-HA-DE-TAHI               EQUIPMENT
ERECT           YEH-ZIHN                    STAND UP
ESCAPE          A-ZEH-HA-GE-YAH             ESCAPE
ESTABLISH       HAS-TAY-DZAH                ESTABLISH
ESTIMATE        BIH-KE-TSE-HOD-DES-KEZ      ESTIMATE
EVACUATE        HA-NA                       EVACUATE
EXCEPT          NEH-DIH (E)                 EXCEPT
EXCEPT          NA-WOL-NE                   EXPECT
EXCHANGE        ALH-NAHL-YAH                EXCHANGE
EXECUTE         A-DO-NIL                    EXECUTE
EXPLOSIVE       AH-DEL-TAHI (E)             EXPLOSIVE
EXPEDITE        SHIL-LOH (E)                SPEED UP
EXTEND          NE-TDALE                    MAKE WIDE
EXTREME         AL-TSAN-AH-BAHM             EACH END

FAIL            CHA-AL-EIND                 FAIL
FAILURE         YEES-GHIN                   FAILURE
FARM            MAI-BE-HE-AHGAN             FOX ARM
FEED            DZEH-CHI-YON                FEED
FIELD           CLO-DIH (F)                 FIELD
FIERCE          TOH-BAH-HA-ZSID             AFRAID
FILE            BA-EH-CHEZ                  FILE
FINAL           TAH-AH-KWO-DIH              THAT IS ALL
FLAME THROWER   COH-AH-GHIL-TLID            FLAME THROWER
FLANK           DAH-DI-KAD                  FLANK
FLARE           WO-CHI                      LIGHT STREAK
FLIGHT          MA-E-AS-ZLOLI               FOX LIGHT
FORCE           TA-NA-NE-LADI               WITHOUT CARE
FORM            BE-CHA                      FORM
FORMATION       BE-CHA-YE-LAILH             FORMATION
FORTIFICATION   AH-NA-SOZI                  CLIFF DWELLING
FORTIFY         AH-NA-SOZI-YAZZIE           SMALL FORTIFICATION
FORWARD         TEHI                        LET'S GO
FRAGMENTATION   BESH-YAZZIE                 SMALL METAL
FREQUENCY       HA-TALHI-TSO                BIG SINGER
FRIENDLY        NEH-HECHO-DA-NE             FRIENDLY
FROM            BI-TSAN-DEHN                FROM
FURNISH         YEAS-NIL (F)                FURNISH
FURTHER         WO-NAS-DI                   FURTHER

GARRISON        YAH-A-DA-HAL-YON-IH         TAKE CARE OF
GASOLINE        CHIDI-BI-TOH                GASOLINE
GRENADE         NI-MA-SI                    POTATOES
GUARD           NI-DIH-DA-HI                GUARD
GUIDE           NAH-E-THLAI                 GUIDE

HALL            LHI-TA-A-TA                 HORSE ALL
HALF TRACK      ALH-NIH-JAH-A-QUHE          RACE TRACK
HALT            TA-AKWAI-I                  HALT
HANDLE          BET-SEEN                    HANDLE
HAVE            JO                          HAVE
HEADQUARTER     NA-HA-TAH-TA-BA-HOGAN       HEADQUARTER
HELD            WO-TAH-TA-EH-DAHN-OH        HELD (PAST TENSE)
HIGH            WO-TAH                      HIGH
HIGH EXPLOSIVE  BE-AL-DOH-BE-CA-BIH-DZIL-IGI POWERFUL SHELL
HIGHWAY         WO-TAH-HO-NE-TEH            HIGH WAY
HOLD            WO-TKANH                    HOLD 
HOSPITAL        A-ZEY-AL-IH                 PLACE OF MEDICINE
HOSTILE         A-NAH-NE-DZIN               NOT FRIENDLY
HOWITZER        BE-EL-DON-TS-QUODI          SHORT BIG GUN

ILLUMINATE      WO-CHI (I)                  LIGHT UP
IMMEDIATELY     SHIL-LOH (I)                IMMEDIATELY
IMPACT          A-HE-DIS-GOH                IMPACT
IMPORTANT       BA-HAS-TEH                  IMPORTANT
IMPROVE         HO-DOL-ZHOND                IMPROVE
INCLUDE         EL-TSOD                     INCLUDE
INCREASE        HO-NALH                     INCREASE
INDICATE        BA-HAL-NEH                  TELL ABOUT
INFANTRY        TA-NEH-NAL-DAHI             INFANTRY
INFILTRATE      YE-GHA-NE-JEH               WENT THROUGH
INITIAL         BEH-ED-DE-DLID              BRAND
INSTALL         EHD-TNAH                    INSTALL
INSTALLATION    NAS-NIL                     IN PLACE
INSTRUCT        NA-NE-TGIN                  TEACH
INTELLIGENCE    HO-YA (I)                   SMART
INTENSE         DZEEL                       STRENGTH 
INTERCEPT       YEL-NA-ME-JAH               INTERCEPT
INTERFERE       AH-NILH-KHLAI               INTERFERE
INTERPRET       AH-TAH-HA-NE                INTERPRET
INVESTIGATE     NA-ALI-KA                   TRACK
INVOLVE         A-TAH                       INVOLVOE
IS              SEIS                        SEVEN
ISLAND          SEIS-KEYAH                  SEVEN ISLAND
ISOLATE         BIH-TSA-NEL-KAD             SEPERATE

JUNGLE          WOH-DI-CHIL                 JUNGLE

KILL            NAZ-TSAID                   KILL
KILOCYCLE       NAS-TSAID-A-KHA-AH-YEH-     KILL OIL GO AROUND
                    HA-DILH

LABOR           NA-NISH (L)                 LABOR
LAND            KAY-YAH                     LAND
LAUNCH          TKA-GHIL-ZHOD               LAUNCH
LEADER          AH-NA-GHAI                  LEADER
LEAST           DE-BE-YAZIE-HA-A-AH         LAMB FEAST 
LEAVE           DAH-DE-YAH                  HE LEFT
LEFT            NISH-CLA-JIH-GOH            LEFT
LESS            BI-OH (L)                   LESS
LEVEL           DIL-KONH                    LEVEL
LIAISON         DA-A-HE-GI-ENEH             KNOW OTHER'S ACTION
LIMIT           BA-HAS-AH                   LIMIT
LITTER          NI-DAS-TON (L)              SCATTER
LOCATE          A-KWE-EH                    SPOT
LOSS            UT-DIN                      LOSS

MACHINE GUN     A-KNAH-AS-DONIH             RAPID FIRE GUN
MAGNETIC        NA-E-LAHI                   PICK UP
MANAGE          HASTNI-BEH-NA-HAI           MAN AGE
MANEUVER        NA-NA-O-NALTH               MOVING AROUND
MAP             KAH-YA-NESH-CHAI            MAP
MAXIMUM         BEL-DIL-KHON                FILL TO TOP
MECHANIC        CHITI-A-NAYL-INIH           AUTO REPAIRMAN
MECHANIZED      CHIDI-DA-AH-HE-GONI         FIGHTING CARS
MEDICAL         A-ZAY                       MEDICINE
MEGACYCLE       MIL-AH-HEH-AH-DILH          MILLION GO AROUND
MERCHANT SHIP   NA-EL-NEHI-TSIN-NA-AILH     MERCHANT SHIP
MESSAGE         HANE-AL-NEH                 MESSAGE
MILITARY        SILAGO-KEH-GOH              MILITARY
MILLIMETER      NA-AS-TSO-SI-A-YE-DO-TISH   DOUBLE MOUSE
MINE            HA-GADE                     MINE
MINIMUM         BE-OH (M)                   MINIMUM
MINUTE          AH-KHAY-EL-KIT-YAZZIE       LITTLE HOUR
MISSION         AL-NESHODI                  MISSION
MISTAKE         O-ZHI                       MISS
MOPPING         HA-TAO-DI                   MOPPING
MORE            THLA-NA-NAH                 MORE
MORTAR          BE-AL-DOH-CID-DA-HI         SITTING GUN
MOTION          NA-HOT-NAH                  MOTION
MOTOR           CHIDE-BE-TSE-TSEN           CAR HEAD

NATIVE          KA-HA-TENI                  NATIVE
NAVY            TAL-KAH-SILAGO              SEA SOLDIER
NECESSARY       YE-NA-ZEHN                  WANT
NEGATIVE        DO-YA-SHO-DA                NO GOOD
NET             NA-NES-DIZI                 NET
NEUTRAL         DO-NEH-LINI                 NEUTRAL
NORMAL          DOH-A-TA-H-DAH              NORMAL
NOT             NI-DAH-THAN-ZIE             NO TURKEY
NOTICE          NE-DA-TAZI-THIN             NO TURKEY ICE
NOW             KUT                         NOW
NUMBER          BEH-BIH-KE-AS-CHINIGH       WHAT'S WRITTEN

OBJECTIVE       BI-NE-YEI                   GOAL
OBSERVE         HAL-ZID                     OBSERVE
OBSTACLE        DA-HO-DESH-ZHA              OBSTACLE
OCCUPY          YEEL-TSOD                   TAKEN
OF              TOH-NI-TKAL-LO              OCEAN FISH
OFFENSIVE       BIN-KIE-JINH-JIH-DEZ-JAY    OFFENSIVE 
ONCE            TA-LAI-DI                   ONCE
ONLY            TA-EI-TAY-A-YAH             ONLY
OPERATE         YE-NAHL-NISH                WORK AT
OPPORTUNITY     ASH-GA-ALIN                 OPPORTUNITY
OPPOSITION      NE-HE-TSAH-JIH-SHIN         OPPOSITION 
OR              EH-DO-DAH-GOH               EITHER
ORANGE          TCHIL-LHE-SOI               ORANGE
ORDER           BE-EH-HO-ZINI               ORDER
ORDNANCE        LEI-AZ-JAH                  UNDER GROUND
ORIGINATE       DAS-TEH-DO                  BEGIN
OTHER           LA-E-CIH                    OTHER
OUT             CLO-DIH                     OUT SIDE
OVERLAY         BE-KA-HAS-TSOZ              OVERLAY

PARENTHESIS     ATSANH                      RIB
PARTICULAR      A-YO-AD-DO-NEH              PARTICULAR
PARTY           DA-SHA-JAH                  PARTY
PAY             NA-ELI-YA                   PAY
PENALIZE        TAH-NI-DES-TANH             SET BACK
PERCENT         YAL                         MONEY
PERIOD          DA-AHL-ZHIN                 PERIOD
PERIODIC        DA-AL-ZHIN-THIN-MOASI       PERIOD ICE CAT
PERMIT          GOS-SHI-E                   PERMIT
PERSONNEL       DA-NE-LEI                   MEMBER
PHOTOGRAPH      BEH-CHI-MA-HAD-NIL          PHOTOGRAPH 
PILL BOX        BI-SO-DIH-DOT-SAHI-BI-TSAH  SICK PIG BOX 
PINNED DOWN     BIL-DAH-HAS-TANH-YA         PINNED DOWN
PLANE           TSIDI                       BIRD 
PLASMA          DIL-DI-GHILI                PLASMA
POINT           BE-SO-DE-DEZ-AHE            PIG POINT
PONTOON         TKOSH-JAH-DA-NA-ELT         FLOATING BARREL
POSITION        BILH-HAS-AHN                POSITION
POSSIBLE        TA-HA-AH-TAY                POSSIBLE
POST            SAH-DEI                     POST
PREPARE         HASH-TAY-HO-DIT-NE          PREPARE
PRESENT         KUT                         PRESENT
PREVIOUS        BIH-TSE-DIH                 PREVIOUS
PRIMARY         ALTSEH-NAN-DAY-HI-GIH       1ST POSTION
PRIORITY        HANE-PESODI                 PRIORITY
PROBABLE        DA-TSI                      PROBABLE
PROBLEM         NA-NISH-TSOH                BIG JOB
PROCEED         NAY-NIH-JIH                 GO
PROGRESS        NAH-SAI                     PROGRESS
PROTECT         AH-CHANH                    SELF DEFENSE
PROVIDE         YIS-NIL                     PROVIDE
PURPLE          DINL-CHI                    PURPLE
PYROTECHNIC     COH-NA-CHANH                FANCY FIRE

QUESTION        AH-JAH                      EAR
QUICK           SHIL-LOH                    QUICK

RADAR           ESAT-TSANH (R)              LISTEN 
RAID            DEZJAY                      RAID 
RAILHEAD        A-DE-GEH-HI                 SHIPPING POINT
RAILROAD        KONH-NA-AL-BANSI-BI-THIN    RAILROAD 
RALLYING        A-LAH-NA-O-GLALIH           GATHERING 
RANGE           AN-ZAH                      DISTANCE
RATE            GAH-EH-YAHN                 RABBIT ATE
RATION          NA-A-JAH                    RATION
RAVINE          CHUSH-KA (R)                RAVINE
REACH           IL-DAY (R)                  REACH
READY           KUT (R)                     READY
REAR            BE-KA-DENH (R)              REAR
RECEIPT         SHOZ-TEH                    RECEIPT
RECOMMEND       CHE-HO-TAI-TAHN             RECOMMEND 
RECONNAISSANCE  HA-A-CIDI                   INSPECTOR
RECONNOITER     TA-HA-NE-AL-YA              MAKE SURE
RECORD          GAH-AH-NAH-KLOLI            R-E-ROPE
RED             LI-CHI                      RED
REEF            TSA-ZHIN                    BLACK ROCK
REEMBARK        EH-NA-COH                   GO IN
REFIRE          NA-NA-COH                   REFIRE
REGULATE        NA-YEL-N                    REGULATE
REINFORCE       NAL-DZIL                    REINFORCE
RELIEF          AGANH-TOL-JAY               RELIEF
RELIEVE         NAH-JIH-CO-NAL-YA           REMOVE
REORGANIZE      HA-DIT-ZAH                  REORGANIZE
REPLACEMENT     NI-NA-DO-NIL                REPLACEMENT
REPORT          WHO-NEH                     GOT WORD
REPRESENTATIVE  TKA-NAZ-NILI                TRIPLE MEN 
REQUEST         JO-KAYED-GOH                ASK FOR
RESERVE         HESH-J-E                    RESERVE
RESTRICT        BA-HO-CHINI                 RESTRICT
RETIRE          AH-HOS-TEEND                RETIRE
RETREAT         JI-DIN-NES-CHANH            RETREAT
RETURN          NA-DZAH                     CAME BACK
REVEAL          WHO-NEH (L)                 REVEAL
REVERT          NA-SI-YIZ                   TURN ABOUT
REVETMENT       BA-NAS-CLA (R)              CORNER 
RIDGE           GAH-GHIL-KEID               RABBIT RIDGE
RIFLEMAN        BE-AL-DO-HOSTEEN            RIFLEMEN
RIVER           TOH-YIL-KAL                 MUCH WATER
ROBOT BOMB      A-YE-SHI-NA-TAH-IH          EGG FLY
ROCKET          LESZ-YIL-BESHI              SAND BOIL
ROLL            YEH-MAS                     ROLL
ROUND           NAZ-PAS (R)                 ROUND
ROUTE           GAH-BIH-TKEEN               RABBIT TRAIL
RUNNER          NIH-DZID-TEIH               RUNNER

SABOTAGE        A-TKEL-YAH                  HINDERED
SABOTEUR        A-TKEL-EL-INI               TROUBLE MAKER
SAILOR          CHA-LE-GAI                  WHITE CAPS
SALVAGE         NA-HAS-GLAH                 PICK THEM UP
SAT             BIH-LA-SANA-CID-DA-HI       APPLE SITTING
SCARLET, RED    LHE-CHI (S & R)             RED
SCHEDULE        BEH-EH-HO-ZINI              SCHEDULE
SCOUT           HA-A-SID-AL-SIZI-GIH        SHORT RACOON
SCREEN          BESH-NA-NES-DIZI            SCREEN
SEAMAN          TKAL-KAH-DINEH-IH           SEAMAN 
SECRET          BAH-HAS-TKIH                SECRET
SECTOR          YOEHI (S)                   SECTOR
SECURE          YE-DZHE-AL-TSISI            SMALL SECURITY
SEIZE           YEEL-STOD                   SEIZE
SELECT          BE-TAH-HAS-GLA              TOOK OUT
SEMI COLON      DA-AHL-ZHIN-BI-TSA-NA-DAHL  DOT DROP 
SET             DZEH-CID-DA-HI              ELK SITTING
SHACKLE         DI-BAH-NESH-GOHZ            SHACKLE
SHELL           BE-AL-DOH-BE-CA             SHELL 
SHORE           TAH-BAHN (S)                SHORE
SHORT           BOSH-KEESH                  SHORT
SIDE            BOSH-KEESH                  SIDE
SIGHT           YE-EL-TSANH                 SEEN
SIGNAL          NA-EH-EH-GISH               BY SIGNS
SIMPLEX         ALAH-IH-NE-TIH              INNER WIRE
SIT             TKIN-CID-DA-HI              ICE SITTING 
SITUATE         A-HO-TAY                    (S) SITUATE
SMOKE           LIT                         SMOKE
SNIPER          OH-BEHI                     PICK 'EM OFF
SPACE           BE-TKAH                     BETWEEN
SPECIAL         E-YIH-SIH                   MAIN THING
SPEED           YO-ZONS                     SWIFT MOTION
SPORADIC        AH-NA-HO-NEIL               NOW AND THEN
SPOTTER         EEL-TSAY-I                  SPOTTER 
SPRAY           KLESH-SO-DILZIN             SNAKE PRAY 
SQUADRON        NAH-GHIZI                   SQUASH
STORM           NE-OL                       STORM
STRAFF          NA-WO-GHI-GOID              HOE
STRAGGLER       CHY-NE-DE-DAHE              STRAGGLER
STRATEGY        NA-HA-TAH (S)               STRATEGY
STREAM          TOH-NI-LIH                  RUNNING WATER
STRENGTH        DZHEL                       STRENGTH
STRETCH         DESZ-TSOOD                  STRETCH
STRIKE          NAY-DAL-GHAL                STRIKE
STRIP           HA-TIH-JAH                  STRIP
STUBBORN        NIL-TA                      STUBBORN
SUBJECT         NA-NISH-YAZZIE              SMALL JOB
SUBMERGE        TKAL-CLA-YI-YAH             WENT UNDER WATER
SUBMIT          A-NIH-LEH                   SEND
SUBORDINATE     AL-KHI-NAL-DZL              HELPING EACH OTHER
SUCCEED         YAH-TAY-GO-E-ELAH           MAKE GOOD
SUCCESS         UT-ZAH                      IT IS DONE
SUCCESSFUL      UT-ZAH-HA-DEZ-BIN           IT IS DONE WELL
SUCCESSIVE      UT-ZAH-SID                  SUCCESS SCAR
SUCH            YIS-CLEH                    SOX
SUFFER          TO-HO-NE                    SUFFER
SUMMARY         SHIN-GO-BAH                 SUMMER MARY
SUPPLEMENTARY   TKA-GO-NE-NAN-DEY-HE        3RD POSITION
SUPPLY          NAL-YEH-HI                  SUPPLY
SUPPLY SHIP     NALGA-HI-TSIN-NAH-AILH      SUPPLY SHIP
SUPPORT         BA-AH-HOT-GLI               DEPEND
SURRENDER       NE-NA-CHA                   SURRENDER
SURROUND        NAZ-PAS (S)                 SURROUND
SURVIVE         YIS-DA-YA                   SURVIVE
SYSTEM       DI-BA-TSA-AS-ZHI-BI-TSIN       SYSTEM

TACTICAL        E-CHIHN                     TACTICAL
TAKE            GAH-TAHN                    TAKE
TANK            CHAY-DA-GAHI                TORTOISE
TANK DESTROYER  CHAY-DA-GAHI-NAIL-TSAIDI    TORTOISE KILLER
TARGET          WOL-DONI                    TARGET
TASK            TAZI-NA-EH-DIL-KID          TURKEY ASK
TEAM            DEH-NA-AS-TSO-SI            TEA MOUSE
TERRACE         ALI-KHI-HO-NE-OHA (T)       TERRACE
TERRAIN         TASHI-NA-HAL-THIN           TURKEY RAIN
TERRITORY       KA-YAH (T)                  TERRITORY
THAT            TAZI-CHA                    TURKEY HAT
THE             CHA-GEE                     BLUE-JAY
THEIR           BIH                         THEIR
THEREAFTER      TA-ZI-KWA-I-BE-KA-DI        TURKEY HERE AFTER
THESE           CHA-GI-O-EH                 THE SEE
THEY            CHA-GEE (Y)                 THE Y
THIS            DI                          THE
TOGETHER        TA-BILH                     TOGETHER
TORPEDO         LO-BE-CA                    FISH SHELL
TOTAL           TA-AL-SO                    TOTAL
TRACER          BEH-NA-AL-KAH-HI            TRACER
TRAFFIC DIAGRAM HANE-BA-NA-AS-DZOH          DIAGRAM STORY LINE
TRAIN           COH-NAI-ALI-BAHN-SI         TRAIN
TRANSPORTATION  A-HAH-DA-A-CHA              TRANSPORTATION
TRENCH          E-GADE                      TRENCH
TRIPLE          TKA-IH                      TRIPLE
TROOP           NAL-DEH-HI                  TROOP
TRUCK           CHIDO-TSO                   BIG AUTO
TYPE            ALTH-AH-A-TEH               TYPE

UNDER           BI-YAH                      UNDER 
UNIDENTIFIED    DO-BAY-HOSEN-E              UNIDENTIFIED
UNIT            DA-AZ-JAH (U)               UNIT 
UNSHACKLE       NO-DA-EH-NESH-GOHZ          UNSHACKLE
UNTIL           UH-QUO-HO                   UNTIL

VICINITY        NA-HOS-AH-GIH               THERE ABOUT
VILLAGE         CHAH-HO-OH-LHAN-IH          MANY SHELTER
VISIBILITY      NAY-ES-TEE                  VISIBILITY
VITAL           TA-EH-YE-SY                 VITAL

WARNING         BILH-HE-NEH (W)             WARNING
WAS             NE-TEH                      WAS
WATER           TKOH                        WATER
WAVE            YILH-KOLH                   WAVE
WEAPON          BEH-DAH-A-HI-JIH-GANI       FIGHTING WEAPON
WELL            TO-HA-HA-DLAY               WELL
WHEN            GLOE-EH-NA-AH-WO-HAI        WEASEL HEN
WHERE           GLOE-IH-QUI-AH              WEASEL HERE
WHICH           GLOE-IH-A-HSI-TLON          WEASEL TIED TOGETHER
WILL            GLOE-IH-DOT-SAHI            SICK WEASEL
WIRE            BESH-TSOSIE                 SMALL WIRE
WITH            BILH (W)                    WITH
WITHIN          BILH-BIGIH                  WITH IN
WITHOUT         TA-GAID                     WITHOUT
WOOD            CHIZ                        FIRE WOOD
WOUND           CAH-DA-KHI                  WOUND

YARD            A-DEL-TAHL                  YARD

ZONE            BIH-NA-HAS-DZOH             ZONE


THE MARINE HYMN
Jimmy King, a Navajo instructor, translated the Marine Hymn into Navajo: We have conquered our enemies Nin hokeh bi-kheh a-na-ih-la All over the world Ta-al-tso-go na-he-seel-kai On land and on sea Nih-bi-kah-gi do tah kah-gi Everywhere we fight Ta-al-tso-go en-da-de-pah True and loyal to our duty Tsi-di-da-an-ne ne-tay-yah We are know by that Ay be nihe hozeen United States Marines Washindon be Akalh Bi-kosi-la To be one is a great thing. Ji-lengo ba-hozhon Our flag waves Ni-he da-na-ah-taj ihla From dawn to setting sun. Yel khol-go e-e-ah We have fought every place Day-ne tal-al-tso go enta-she-jah where we could take a gun Tal-tso-go entas-se-pah From northern lands Ha-kaz dineh-ih be-hay-jah To southern tropic scenes, Ado ta aokhek-ash-shen We are known to be tireless Do ni-din-da-hi ol-yeh The United States Marines Washindon be Akalh-bi Khos ... THE LAST VERSE IS SUNG LIKE A PRAYER ... May we live in peace hereafter Hozo-go nay-yeltay to We have conquered all our foes, A-na-oh bi-keh de-dlihn No force in the world we cannot Ni-hi-keh di-dlini ta-etin conquer, We know of no fear Yeh-wol-ye hi-he a-din If the Army and the Navy Sila-go-tsoi do chah-lakai Ever look on Heaven's scenes, Ya-ansh-go das dez e e United States Marines will be Washindon be Akalh-bi Kosi la there Living in peace. Hozo-g-kay-ha-tehn 3 November 1999