Yá’át’ééh, Navajo is in my opinion the most complex language on earth and it's very beautiful as well. So really want speak diné bizaad, however not just learning the words and those things but also learning about the beautiful Navajo culture. I also want get a deep understanding of the language which means I don't just want to learn how to speak diné bizaad but also I want to think in that Navajo way. Navajo is a very beautiful and unique language and I also love the Navajo culture. I hope the language won't get extinct. We can't let that happen.
thank you for taking interest to keeping our language alive. 1/3 natives think about the lost of language each day, it hard knowing our language is fading in the future generations.
The white man has 0 time to learn the native language, in other words, as they did for centuries, shot their way from the east to the west. That is the white culture.
One can never speak or get the authenticity of the navajo language in it's true form, unless you are born into it. It's a beautiful language and sacred to me. It's beautiful and I'm truly blessed to speak it.
I have the younger Navajo generation and they don't know most of the traditions. Some of them try to but don't have anyone to learn from which is sad because their parents were as they are which is why they don't know. But I'm hoping the new generation will try to learn the old ways.
It is extremely essential for our young people to know what is the correct history of our people, Because without a doubt it is and will be lost forever😕
Ya' at' eh. Thank you again Mr. Brown for such a great, interesting, and important lesson on preservation of the Navajo language. I wish I could be out in Arizona and continue my learning around the Diné.
I came to this video because I was just watching a video detailing a Pleiadians channel session. In the session the alleged Pledian being stated their language most closely resembled the Navajo language as far as Earth languages compare. That sparked a desire to hear the spoken Navajo language with my own ears. After several minutes of hearing the speakers words, to my shock I noticed the top comment on this video happened to mention "the Pleiadians may help you to get your Language back to its roots as ancient times again.". I'm just here sharing this synchronicity as sharing this may act as a catalyst to expedite this manifestation.
It’s sad the Ancient languages are fading away. Please keep your Language alive. Write books and record videos. My mother tongue is 12000 years old and has the same problems and faced the same issues like you have about Navajo. Btw Pleiadians may help you to get your Language back to its roots as ancient times again. Don’t worry 🙏🏻 Ae’eh’ee for the video.
@@user-ng3bg7qw2d BRUH! Why would they need Navajo to translate enemy messages? Duh!!!! We used the Navajo because NOBODY in the world knew the Navajo language except for the Navajo. Furthermore, they also spoke in a code as well, so even if they ( the enemy)captured a Navajo allied soldier, he'd essentially be useless, because it was still in code!
I worked with a Windtalker when I lived in Phoenix AZ. He and another Marine vet worked out by themselves spraying coatings onto fabricated steel pieces. I was a helper for them on a big order. They had a hut built from pallettes and tarpaper on the perimeter of the property. It had electricity to power the equipment. I noticed all the Marine Corp stuff they had. I asked about their experience during the war. The other vet said he was the real combat Marine. He said all his friend had done was talk into a microphone and drink coffee. These guys would go around arguing like only true friends can. Because of my youth and stupidity I disrespected the Chief. I asked another Native what I should do to show my apology was genuine. He said "I'm Apache. We never apologize for anything. You seem sincere. I'll find out". I did as instructed. This Windtalker was out in front scouting for enemies,best travel routes,etc...His reward for his service?. Being treated like crap when he got home by people who stayed home. Respect to the Chief!. He never told me a name. Said I couldn't pronounce it even if he told me.
Good video! My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!
Making these videos will keep the language alive. It is a way to honorably save words and what they mean. Thank you for sharing your beautiful culture and language.
I'm in my teenage years and I'm learning to be fluent in Navajo and learning my culture but I find it hard to find elders or people that know about the culture and language. Most of them say that they dont know alot and from each new person I ask they seem to have different sayings and words but have a bit of similarity. I just hope that we can keep our culture and diné bízaad alive.
Thank you again, From one (me), Being so far from home and beyond our 4 sacred mountains, It's absolutely wonderful for the reminders I was taught so many years ago. Everything you teach about us, Is exactly what my grandmother taught me, And she also was a medicine woman, I miss traveling all over the rez and 4 corners with her and my mother growing up. So yeah, I too notice the incorrectness of what our young people know and have learned from textbooks. My kids are half bìlà gàànà (probably not spelt right) lol (Caucasian), And I've been teaching them what my elders taught me, Ever since they were babies, My traditional Díne language and history.
My people come from Sweden. How we address people tells the relationship. I called my mother's parents Mormor( mother's mother) and Morfar( mother's father). My cousin's call them Farmor (father's mother) and Farfar (father's father). We also have a clan structure. My clan is "Scogs"(pronounced scoogs). It means "forest dweller". My "tribe" is Dalmas. It means "people of the northern valleys". My people are the forest dwellers of the northern valleys. My Morfar grew up speaking "Old Tongue",:The language of the Vikings. It's very similar to Gaelic. When he got off the dock in Boston, He heard two Irish policemen speaking "his" language. Sadly my grandparents didn't teach anyone the language of my ancestors. I'm glad when I meet people who still have that connection to to family and culture.
Just finished reading "Code Talker" by Chester Nez with Judith Schiess Avila. Chester was the last surviving member of "the original 29" which Chester said was actually 32 men. A fascinating story by a humble and brave man. I have a greater appreciation for the courage and sacrifice of these Marines. Well worth reading.
Thank you, I respect your wisdom, and dedication to maintaining the language and culture of your people. It gives this Aussie a chance to learn a little about the Navajo people.
Yá’át’ééh! I am a Social Studies Education major in Orlando. I'm glad I found your channel. My goal is to learn how to properly speak Navajo. The closest resource I have found so far is on Duolingo, a phone app.
Same! I hate that you cant hear how the word sounds on the app so I have no idea if I'm saying it right I'm hoping as they get more info we can get to learn more through the app
I am constantly annoyed by the deterioration of the English language. I think, as you stated, that the language of a culture preserves the culture. I hope you are sharing your knowledge with as many young ones as possible. I am grateful for these enlightening and educational videos.
Thank you very much for this teaching dear Wally. The Sami people of Norway has managed to save their language and thereby their culture. (I am Norwegian) So please dr Wally whould you please also do these videos in the native Navajo language? It will be very important for the future of your culture and life on earth. Times are changing fast now and the english is (mix of 4 languages) only a rubbish helping language compared to the native languages . There are many folks now and more to come to wake up that want to learn these old languages of nature so it is very important to keep them alive. May God bless you for your nice teaching.
Hi, Grandpa! I just became an in-law and I want to say that I am happy that you are posting these videos. The language sounds like nothing I had ever heard before and I am determined to pick it up. I only know a few words so far.
One of the oldest language in our planet. What a beautiful people. 💕 love you all navarro people. We have much to learn with your past with people of the stars and your wiseness 🙏
My mom told me I was at least one quarter Blackfoot since I was a child. Turns out she was a pathological liar and I'm pretty sure I don't have a drop of Native blood in my veins. But I'm still deeply fascinated by what I'm discovering is an extraordinarily diverse and complex series of cultures that most Americans are woefully ignorant of.
The Navajo people had a very major role in help win the war in WW2. Tbh who knows what would’ve happened if the Navajo people weren’t there for Iwo Jima
I actually am 1/8 Cowlitz Indian. I found this out recently. It was pretty crazy to me as I had no idea what that tribe even was.. I always just thought I was completely European descent. My family is from England and Finland.
Oof, my grandma claimed to be a quarter Cherokee, making me 6.25% Cherokee. However, my dad did not entirely believe her, so he taught me that we may or may not be part Native American. Grandma was white AF and not the most honest or kind person, so I eventually assumed I was probably NOT Native. My brother got tested by 23andMe in his 20s and I assume we are the same. Nothing Native American at all. I guess my grandma was a pathological liar, too. Or just a racist liar. I've been wondering if there was a specific fad among white people in the early 20th century to start claiming to be part Native American. 'cuz from a millennial perspective it's just a big WTF. A "joke" taken way, way, wayyyyyyy too far.
When I listen to KTNN on 660 AM radio, when the speaker is (I think) announcing upcoming events, days of the week, and clock times, are in English, when the rest of the speech is in Navajo. This is a wonderful radio station audible throughout the west at night. The songs are a welcome voice while driving in the middle of nowhere, for example.
Bless the internet, you can learn so many interesting things from around the world. Loosing languages or dialects is a phenomen aorund the world. With the modern communication and the globalisation, the world is shrinking more and more. Young people around the world cant barely understand the dialects of their grandparents, let alone spoke it.
1:50 i wonder if the Warhammer character Nakai the Wanderer was named after the Navajo word for "walkers". Seems really similar and would be almost too much of a coincidence to have that many connections.
Dad told me that we got our last name from a school teachers truck he drove. The teachers couldn't pronounce the original name which unfortunately was lost over time. The choices were the teachers last name (Harrea) or the truck he drove.
A short but vitally important video!! Thank you 🙂 I hope that this message get spread far and wide within the Dinè nation!! .how at this time to reverse the losing of the language and the culture? Could part of that recovery be the people coming to individuals, such as yourself, to really learn the language by hearing and speaking... learning the ways and meanings and the roots of it all? what you say makes so much sense to me about the loss of language being the loss of a culture. also, about writing down a language; while it is intended to help preserve the language, I can see from what you're saying how phonetically writing down a historically spoken language, such as Dinè could contribute to the mispronunciations and mistranslations, and, the losing of the language, actually.
modern lifestyle kills tradition.. heart breaking how much can be lost in just one generation. i truly hope the original speaking and traditions will stay preserved🙏🏽
Nakai, referring to the Spaniards. I did not know that. The famous flute player, Carlos Nakai...I did think that his name meant "man of Mexican ancestry." Very interesting. Great channel. Thank you.
Am I correct in my understanding that the main reason anthropologists think your people came from the north instead of the east is the land bridge to Asia, and therefore the flow of language must have been north to south? And then they state much later arrival time in the SW than the oral history. Seems just as possible that the Diné arrived from the east a long time ago, allowing time for language flow north.
As a genuine indigenous British person, who's language and culture have been massacred, I pray you just do whatever you have to do to keep your culture an language alive!! Even if you have to record and wright down everything. It is worth it, you might have to make some compromises to survive. But I really would feel a lot safer if we still have a few Navajo speakers around when the aliens show up!
What about mathematics and astrology what are the group of stars called and what are the planets called... How did they count multiply ...subtract and divide. What are the constellations of the universe. What are the physics and geometry...
You can start learning about this by looking up Navajo on Duolingo. They have a numbers section. Then once you learn this, you can look up the names of numbers and mathematical concepts to learn further.
Don't worry your language will never be truly lost, even if no one on this planet speaks it anymore, it will still be spoken elsewhere and can always be seeded again :)
@@coreymaze2348 Oh, the language being spoken by the scenery? Yeah, that's Lakota. The language that was featured , being spoken for 99% of the film was english, because this isn't a story about the Lakota, it's the story of a white guy. It's a white savior fantasy story, like avatar.
@@Kozmos-mr3kl Uh...no. You're wrong. There are very old stories of Naayéé'neizghání fighting a pair of thunderbirds on Tsé Bitʼaʼí (shiprock) Please don't presume to teach about another person's culture.
My mother told me I am to call my uncle( dad's) side shi bizhi, but when I asked my uncle, he said I was wrong, it's suppose to be shizhe yazhi, I was right, my mom was right,👍 I was so confused, but either way, I guess 🤷
We(NATIVES)speak different dialects of ancient hebrew, the languages of OUR four Fathers which its OUR history that is spoke about as what is known as Bible. Its our customs, commanded to our four fathers. Reason why Rome added christian in the so called new testament(no such thing as separate), which is what pagans called themselves. Reason why its those pagans that invaded "america". Colon or Columbus even stated this in his diary(journal), that he was coming here to Arsareth to find the "Lost Tribes of Yisrael". They know who we are, and almost beat and murdered it out of US True Hebrews and Israelites. Everything from our incense, dances, and customs come straight out of the TORAH.
Imagine if we all just spoke the native languages in America. It would have been more colorful and diverse. I wonder what expressions we would use? We would probably be switching languages as we travel across states like Europeans do when they go in the next country. Colonizers have no vision.
Hello Sir, a friend is looking for someone that can be hired for help in a small translation project. Could you please respond if you are interested or know someone that could be?
By making such a promise, Dine Bizzad was sentensed to transformation. It was the plan of the Holy People to teach us. May divine bless be bestored upon the Truth Keepers and the Truth Seekers
Just get someone to make up a syllabary. That's literally what every people that made a writing system up did. They completely made it up, to work with their language. It's official because you say it is.
Some natives called the Spanish; the ones with spurs. Because before this land didn’t have horses and the Spaniards brought the horse. I’m Mexican so I have native blood and I’d dearly like to retake the culture that the colonizers stole. But too much has been lost unfortunately.
The Christ is either at the head or center of the table. Christ is the pattern man, the template. Tem means in, with. The home is hogan, the dine is an enlightened person. Their food is spiritual! The indigenous people of North and South America are the chosen people for this age of Aquarius. Luke 22:10 Mark 14:13
People are not going to like my statement I do not believe non natives need to totally understand Native American's language's. Have we forgotten a MAJOR reason along with all the fighters/ warrior's during WW 2.? Our Code Talkers saved our bacon also.
That is very sad to hear that the Dine language and culture are diminishing. Do the reservation schools have Dine language programs to ensure the language is not lost and to enrich the younger generation to keep the culture going? The Kamehameha schools in Hawaii teach Hawaiian language and culture as they almost lost their language as well. I am a descendant of the Spaniard clan of New Mexico who eventually mixed in with the Dine clan. It just makes me so sad to hear this. We can’t let this happen
Forgive my ears, I can't understand the pronunciation of some Navajo language words spoken here. 🙏 Edit: oh I don't yet listen to those words, I only know some other family words in Navajo language.
Everyone needs to listen to Grandfather. So much wisdom.
Yá’át’ééh,
Navajo is in my opinion the most complex language on earth and it's very beautiful as well. So really want speak diné bizaad, however not just learning the words and those things but also learning about the beautiful Navajo culture. I also want get a deep understanding of the language which means I don't just want to learn how to speak diné bizaad but also I want to think in that Navajo way.
Navajo is a very beautiful and unique language and I also love the Navajo culture. I hope the language won't get extinct. We can't let that happen.
You can help Navajo people during the epidemic and into the future by donating to the Navajo water project!
@@Liloldliz Great you letting me know.
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thank you for taking interest to keeping our language alive. 1/3 natives think about the lost of language each day, it hard knowing our language is fading in the future generations.
The white man has 0 time to learn the native language, in other words, as they did for centuries, shot their way from the east to the west. That is the white culture.
The language of your people is a truly rich and beautiful one. Among the many languages I'm learning, Navajo is one of them. :)
One can never speak or get the authenticity of the navajo language in it's true form, unless you are born into it. It's a beautiful language and sacred to me. It's beautiful and I'm truly blessed to speak it.
I have the younger Navajo generation and they don't know most of the traditions. Some of them try to but don't have anyone to learn from which is sad because their parents were as they are which is why they don't know. But I'm hoping the new generation will try to learn the old ways.
It is extremely essential for our young people to know what is the correct history of our people, Because without a doubt it is and will be lost forever😕
Ya' at' eh. Thank you again Mr. Brown for such a great, interesting, and important lesson on preservation of the Navajo language. I wish I could be out in Arizona and continue my learning around the Diné.
I came to this video because I was just watching a video detailing a Pleiadians channel session. In the session the alleged Pledian being stated their language most closely resembled the Navajo language as far as Earth languages compare. That sparked a desire to hear the spoken Navajo language with my own ears. After several minutes of hearing the speakers words, to my shock I noticed the top comment on this video happened to mention "the Pleiadians may help you to get your Language back to its roots as ancient times again.". I'm just here sharing this synchronicity as sharing this may act as a catalyst to expedite this manifestation.
It’s sad the Ancient languages are fading away. Please keep your Language alive. Write books and record videos. My mother tongue is 12000 years old and has the same problems and faced the same issues like you have about Navajo.
Btw Pleiadians may help you to get your Language back to its roots as ancient times again. Don’t worry 🙏🏻 Ae’eh’ee for the video.
चुप रहो म्लेच्छ
@@BreninCyhyr No, it's not Sanskrit. It's ORAMI (an Ancient Mesopotamian Language).
Saying “my language is x years old” is little incorrect. Languages have developed slowly into their current forms
1200? Hahahahaha.... I am Greek, who created the first ever alphabet with vowels and it is max 3000 years old. You are full of bs.
@@keeperofthereign hebrew is older than greek tho
During the war in the Pacific, the Navajos relaid orders and messages in their own language, so the Japanese couldn't decipher them.
Yes Joshua my late grandfather was one of the code talkers you speak of.👍
@@whateverhappens6979 Very grateful for the code talkers. I was under the impression that they deciphered the enemy messages. Which is correct please?
@@user-ng3bg7qw2d BRUH! Why would they need Navajo to translate enemy messages? Duh!!!! We used the Navajo because NOBODY in the world knew the Navajo language except for the Navajo. Furthermore, they also spoke in a code as well, so even if they ( the enemy)captured a Navajo allied soldier, he'd essentially be useless, because it was still in code!
@@jfg1104 I appreciate your response. I would not have asked had I not read the information differently elsewhere. Blessings.
I worked with a Windtalker when I lived in Phoenix AZ. He and another Marine vet worked out by themselves spraying coatings onto fabricated steel pieces. I was a helper for them on a big order. They had a hut built from pallettes and tarpaper on the perimeter of the property. It had electricity to power the equipment. I noticed all the Marine Corp stuff they had. I asked about their experience during the war. The other vet said he was the real combat Marine. He said all his friend had done was talk into a microphone and drink coffee. These guys would go around arguing like only true friends can. Because of my youth and stupidity I disrespected the Chief. I asked another Native what I should do to show my apology was genuine. He said "I'm Apache. We never apologize for anything. You seem sincere. I'll find out". I did as instructed. This Windtalker was out in front scouting for enemies,best travel routes,etc...His reward for his service?. Being treated like crap when he got home by people who stayed home. Respect to the Chief!. He never told me a name. Said I couldn't pronounce it even if he told me.
A very respectful people with a very unique language I have respect for you and your peoples
I am from Brazil and it has been great to learn a bit more about the Navajo culture through this channel.
I would love to see more videos of you taking about the Navajo language.
This is very valuable... and underappreciated and underrated video. Please make more of these !
Good video! My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!
So much intelligence and wisdom in his face.. I'd love to sit and talk to him for hours and days, so much to learn
Making these videos will keep the language alive. It is a way to honorably save words and what they mean. Thank you for sharing your beautiful culture and language.
I'm in my teenage years and I'm learning to be fluent in Navajo and learning my culture but I find it hard to find elders or people that know about the culture and language. Most of them say that they dont know alot and from each new person I ask they seem to have different sayings and words but have a bit of similarity. I just hope that we can keep our culture and diné bízaad alive.
Thank you again, From one (me), Being so far from home and beyond our 4 sacred mountains, It's absolutely wonderful for the reminders I was taught so many years ago. Everything you teach about us, Is exactly what my grandmother taught me, And she also was a medicine woman, I miss traveling all over the rez and 4 corners with her and my mother growing up. So yeah, I too notice the incorrectness of what our young people know and have learned from textbooks. My kids are half bìlà gàànà (probably not spelt right) lol (Caucasian), And I've been teaching them what my elders taught me, Ever since they were babies, My traditional Díne language and history.
Thank you brother. I send you piece and love.
My people come from Sweden. How we address people tells the relationship. I called my mother's parents Mormor( mother's mother) and Morfar( mother's father). My cousin's call them Farmor (father's mother) and Farfar (father's father). We also have a clan structure. My clan is "Scogs"(pronounced scoogs). It means "forest dweller". My "tribe" is Dalmas. It means "people of the northern valleys". My people are the forest dwellers of the northern valleys. My Morfar grew up speaking "Old Tongue",:The language of the Vikings. It's very similar to Gaelic. When he got off the dock in Boston, He heard two Irish policemen speaking "his" language. Sadly my grandparents didn't teach anyone the language of my ancestors. I'm glad when I meet people who still have that connection to to family and culture.
20 days into learning Navajo! So excited to learn the language!
Just finished reading "Code Talker" by Chester Nez with Judith Schiess Avila. Chester was the last surviving member of "the original 29" which Chester said was actually 32 men. A fascinating story by a humble and brave man. I have a greater appreciation for the courage and sacrifice of these Marines. Well worth reading.
What I’d give to spend an afternoon just listening to him tell me stories
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It makes all of us better.
Thank you, I respect your wisdom, and dedication to maintaining the language and culture of your people.
It gives this Aussie a chance to learn a little about the Navajo people.
Exact and our acient mother and father are calling to remember, please unit and save the nevajo
Just randomly came across this channel. I love this gentleman. He has a sense of serenity and peaceful way of speaking.
Yá’át’ééh! I am a Social Studies Education major in Orlando. I'm glad I found your channel. My goal is to learn how to properly speak Navajo. The closest resource I have found so far is on Duolingo, a phone app.
Same! I hate that you cant hear how the word sounds on the app so I have no idea if I'm saying it right I'm hoping as they get more info we can get to learn more through the app
UNMdi shizaad bidlii on FB check it out
How is it coming along now?
Same i also learn it on duo
I'm something of a Duolingo nut, and I've been working on the Navajo tree. The alphabet is remarkable! I'd love to hear it spoken!
That's why i haven't done it. None of the languages should be without audio. If they are i don't do them
@@kinzleesmommy its in beta but theyve added at least some spoken audio since then
@@cheesegirl8624 i guess i tried it too early then lol
m.ruclips.net/video/XFayFUiyv20/видео.html if this helps
There are lots of videos of it being spoken, I actually found a recording recently of a radio weather broadcast done in Navajo on KTNN
I hope all Native Americans are able to preserve their tribal languages and cultural traditions and spiritual teachings. Aho
I speak full Navajo to my grandpa and my grandma I love spending Navajo
This is really interesting Channel. I love to learn more on different cultures
I am constantly annoyed by the deterioration of the English language. I think, as you stated, that the language of a culture preserves the culture. I hope you are sharing your knowledge with as many young ones as possible. I am grateful for these enlightening and educational videos.
Everything you say is is rings in my my heart: I guess, I wasn't raised navajo...... But your teachings ReSound within my heart spirit
I walk very very very very very very dangerous crooked path
Thank you very much for this teaching dear Wally. The Sami people of Norway has managed to save their language and thereby their culture. (I am Norwegian) So please dr Wally whould you please also do these videos in the native Navajo language? It will be very important for the future of your culture and life on earth. Times are changing fast now and the english is (mix of 4 languages) only a rubbish helping language compared to the native languages . There are many folks now and more to come to wake up that want to learn these old languages of nature so it is very important to keep them alive. May God bless you for your nice teaching.
Really love these lessons so simple yet so thoughtful and earnest and articulate. Reminds of of much of Marcus Aurelius’ philosophy or the I Ching
Hi, Grandpa! I just became an in-law and I want to say that I am happy that you are posting these videos.
The language sounds like nothing I had ever heard before and I am determined to pick it up. I only know a few words so far.
One of the oldest language in our planet. What a beautiful people. 💕 love you all navarro people. We have much to learn with your past with people of the stars and your wiseness 🙏
My mom told me I was at least one quarter Blackfoot since I was a child. Turns out she was a pathological liar and I'm pretty sure I don't have a drop of Native blood in my veins. But I'm still deeply fascinated by what I'm discovering is an extraordinarily diverse and complex series of cultures that most Americans are woefully ignorant of.
The Navajo people had a very major role in help win the war in WW2. Tbh who knows what would’ve happened if the Navajo people weren’t there for Iwo Jima
I actually am 1/8 Cowlitz Indian. I found this out recently. It was pretty crazy to me as I had no idea what that tribe even was.. I always just thought I was completely European descent. My family is from England and Finland.
I was told I'm part Blackfoot
Oof, my grandma claimed to be a quarter Cherokee, making me 6.25% Cherokee. However, my dad did not entirely believe her, so he taught me that we may or may not be part Native American. Grandma was white AF and not the most honest or kind person, so I eventually assumed I was probably NOT Native. My brother got tested by 23andMe in his 20s and I assume we are the same. Nothing Native American at all. I guess my grandma was a pathological liar, too. Or just a racist liar. I've been wondering if there was a specific fad among white people in the early 20th century to start claiming to be part Native American. 'cuz from a millennial perspective it's just a big WTF. A "joke" taken way, way, wayyyyyyy too far.
@@Aprinsa lol vent
My favorite new channel. I would love to hang out with this wise man.
This guy reminds me of my Grandfather. He’s got that easy intellectual curiosity & deep history education that pop had. I straight up stan
When I listen to KTNN on 660 AM radio, when the speaker is (I think) announcing upcoming events, days of the week, and clock times, are in English, when the rest of the speech is in Navajo. This is a wonderful radio station audible throughout the west at night. The songs are a welcome voice while driving in the middle of nowhere, for example.
Please whatever you do record as much of the Navajo language as possible. RUclips can be a great tool for the young.
Bless the internet, you can learn so many interesting things from around the world. Loosing languages or dialects is a phenomen aorund the world. With the modern communication and the globalisation, the world is shrinking more and more. Young people around the world cant barely understand the dialects of their grandparents, let alone spoke it.
So true and so sad...so many Language/cultures lost already
I have gratitude, but no words.
"When the language goes the culture goes." Pretty melancholic to ponder.
1:50 i wonder if the Warhammer character Nakai the Wanderer was named after the Navajo word for "walkers". Seems really similar and would be almost too much of a coincidence to have that many connections.
they teach navajo at most school in the four corners region on and off the navajo nation
Dad told me that we got our last name from a school teachers truck he drove. The teachers couldn't pronounce the original name which unfortunately was lost over time. The choices were the teachers last name (Harrea) or the truck he drove.
A short but vitally important video!! Thank you 🙂 I hope that this message get spread far and wide within the Dinè nation!! .how at this time to reverse the losing of the language and the culture? Could part of that recovery be the people coming to individuals, such as yourself, to really learn the language by hearing and speaking... learning the ways and meanings and the roots of it all? what you say makes so much sense to me about the loss of language being the loss of a culture. also, about writing down a language; while it is intended to help preserve the language, I can see from what you're saying how phonetically writing down a historically spoken language, such as Dinè could contribute to the mispronunciations and mistranslations, and, the losing of the language, actually.
Yea that is so true were losing our language and culture ways.
I've been learning it on Duolingo.
Me too!
ya'at'eeh i'm very interested in learning navajo language and i want to see it spoken and never dissapear
modern lifestyle kills tradition.. heart breaking how much can be lost in just one generation. i truly hope the original speaking and traditions will stay preserved🙏🏽
This is utterly Cool,havevryn thanks for sharing. I want to learn a native 'american' language, Navajo or Quechua but not sure if you can with Navajo
I will never forget you
The Language must be preserved and Dine still walk for many more thousands of years.
Thank You
So glad my grandpa never went to school. He never spoke a word of English. . I never been around any one else like him since he passed..
Nakai, referring to the Spaniards. I did not know that. The famous flute player, Carlos Nakai...I did think that his name meant "man of Mexican ancestry." Very interesting. Great channel. Thank you.
I’m tuned in
Am I correct in my understanding that the main reason anthropologists think your people came from the north instead of the east is the land bridge to Asia, and therefore the flow of language must have been north to south? And then they state much later arrival time in the SW than the oral history. Seems just as possible that the Diné arrived from the east a long time ago, allowing time for language flow north.
I wish I could speak that language!
As a genuine indigenous British person, who's language and culture have been massacred, I pray you just do whatever you have to do to keep your culture an language alive!! Even if you have to record and wright down everything. It is worth it, you might have to make some compromises to survive. But I really would feel a lot safer if we still have a few Navajo speakers around when the aliens show up!
Are you Welsh? Gaelic? Perhaps Cornish or Manx?
I try so..., I don't know why I keep pushing this microphone but it doesn't seem to want to record and I look down and s*** I lost everything
I discovered this language in Metal Gear Solid 5, from Code Talker
What about mathematics and astrology what are the group of stars called and what are the planets called... How did they count multiply ...subtract and divide. What are the constellations of the universe. What are the physics and geometry...
You can start learning about this by looking up Navajo on Duolingo. They have a numbers section. Then once you learn this, you can look up the names of numbers and mathematical concepts to learn further.
Wally I would arm wrestle you for that beautiful walking stick your holding .. laughing
Shimásání is the new meaning of grandmother but in the old days it was shichó.
That word for silver sounds a lot like the word I learned on duolingo for dollar: béeso. Is the root of the word maybe the same?
What is the name or names used for the Mexican tribes?
Don't worry your language will never be truly lost, even if no one on this planet speaks it anymore, it will still be spoken elsewhere and can always be seeded again :)
What was the language featured in dances with wolves?
english.
@BRANN I, what's up?! Uh, I'm sure it was in the Lakota Sioux language?! Well, just search for the movie and it might say on the back?! Good luck!
@@coreymaze2348 Oh, the language being spoken by the scenery? Yeah, that's Lakota. The language that was featured , being spoken for 99% of the film was english, because this isn't a story about the Lakota, it's the story of a white guy. It's a white savior fantasy story, like avatar.
Thanx Corey. I did search it already. Thanx
Look kids a simple honest question receives an attention seeking reply calling native folks scenery. You must be a legend in your own ville.
My grandfather called me "Little Flea"
I tried to learn Navajo, but I gave up
Keep trying, I am
なぁ、もういいかと合流したあと少しですよろしくお願いします🤲🤲🤲
This language is scary. I've heard it's extremely irregular, and the pronunciation is somewhat frightening as well. But then there's Archi...
One day is not today.
Is there a name for the Thunderbird in the Navajo language?
yes. of course. But it isn't THE thunderbird, there are many.
@@hawkhillfalconer3529 what is it then?
Not really. It just thunder by itself or just bird. Thunderbird is from another tribe. Navajo tradition doesn't have it so it has no name.
@@Kozmos-mr3kl Uh...no. You're wrong. There are very old stories of Naayéé'neizghání fighting a pair of thunderbirds on Tsé Bitʼaʼí (shiprock) Please don't presume to teach about another person's culture.
@@vysheslavuzumati1269 Tsé Nináhálééh
That is sad you need to keep your language and your culture alive for your people to maintain its own identity.
My mother told me I am to call my uncle( dad's) side shi bizhi, but when I asked my uncle, he said I was wrong, it's suppose to be shizhe yazhi, I was right, my mom was right,👍 I was so confused, but either way, I guess 🤷
We(NATIVES)speak different dialects of ancient hebrew, the languages of OUR four Fathers which its OUR history that is spoke about as what is known as Bible. Its our customs, commanded to our four fathers. Reason why Rome added christian in the so called new testament(no such thing as separate), which is what pagans called themselves. Reason why its those pagans that invaded "america". Colon or Columbus even stated this in his diary(journal), that he was coming here to Arsareth to find the "Lost Tribes of Yisrael". They know who we are, and almost beat and murdered it out of US True Hebrews and Israelites. Everything from our incense, dances, and customs come straight out of the TORAH.
This helped me realize English is not as hard as we think hahah, Well
When a language dies a culture dies.
Imagine if we all just spoke the native languages in America. It would have been more colorful and diverse. I wonder what expressions we would use? We would probably be switching languages as we travel across states like Europeans do when they go in the next country. Colonizers have no vision.
なぜ日本人の友達がここにメッセージを残していないのですか？
Please, I need to talk to you. How can I contact you? I'm from Brazi
Hello Sir, a friend is looking for someone that can be hired for help in a small translation project. Could you please respond if you are interested or know someone that could be?
By making such a promise, Dine Bizzad was sentensed to transformation. It was the plan of the Holy People to teach us. May divine bless be bestored upon the Truth Keepers and the Truth Seekers
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I know a person that is Navaho. He said that he is loosing his ability to speak Navaho
Just get someone to make up a syllabary. That's literally what every people that made a writing system up did. They completely made it up, to work with their language. It's official because you say it is.
Some natives called the Spanish; the ones with spurs. Because before this land didn’t have horses and the Spaniards brought the horse. I’m Mexican so I have native blood and I’d dearly like to retake the culture that the colonizers stole. But too much has been lost unfortunately.
The Christ is either at the head or center of the table. Christ is the pattern man, the template. Tem means in, with.
The home is hogan, the dine is an enlightened person. Their food is spiritual!
The indigenous people of North and South America are the chosen people for this age of Aquarius.
Luke 22:10
Mark 14:13
People are not going to like my statement I do not believe non natives need to totally understand Native American's language's. Have we forgotten a MAJOR reason along with all the fighters/ warrior's during WW 2.? Our Code Talkers saved our bacon also.
That is very sad to hear that the Dine language and culture are diminishing. Do the reservation schools have Dine language programs to ensure the language is not lost and to enrich the younger generation to keep the culture going? The Kamehameha schools in Hawaii teach Hawaiian language and culture as they almost lost their language as well. I am a descendant of the Spaniard clan of New Mexico who eventually mixed in with the Dine clan. It just makes me so sad to hear this. We can’t let this happen
yes. schools on the reservations have navajo language classes and even navajo arts and crafts where they make sash belts to moccasins
Forgive my ears, I can't understand the pronunciation of some Navajo language words spoken here. 🙏 Edit: oh I don't yet listen to those words, I only know some other family words in Navajo language.
No fire