Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary

NAMES OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS | OFFICERS | NAMES OF COUNTRIES
NAMES OF AIRPLANES | NAMES OF SHIPS | NAMES OF MONTHS | VOCABULARY

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
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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


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