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Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary

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