A Colloquial Navajo Dictionary
Robert W. Young, William Morgan / Paperback / Published 1994
Hippocrene Books; ISBN: 0781802784 (Navajo/Dineh Language)
The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary
By Robert W. Young, William Morgan
/ Hardcover / Published 1987
University of New Mexico Press; ISBN: 0826310141
Analytical Lexicon of Navajo
Robert W. Young, et al / Hardcover / Published 1992
University of New Mexico Press; ISBN: 0826313566 (Navajo/Dineh Language)
Athabaskan Language Studies:
Essays in Honor of Robert W. Young
Robert W. Young(Editor), et al / Hardcover / Published 1996
University of New Mexico Press; ISBN: 0826317057 (Navajo/Dineh Language)
Dine Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo
A first-year Navajo language textbook.
Irvy W. Goossen / Paperback / Published 1995
Salina Bookshelf; ISBN: 0964418916
Dine Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo
Lessons 11-20 Vol 2
Irvy W. Goossen / Audio Cassette / Published 1998
Audio Cassette 1 edition Vol 2, Salina Bookshelf; ISBN: 0964418975
Dine Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo
Lessons 21-30 Vol 3
Irvy W. Goossen / Audio Cassette / Published 1998
Audio Cassette 1 edition Vol 3, Salina Bookshelf; ISBN: 0964418983
The Navajo Verb: A Grammar for Students and Scholars
Leonard M. Faltz / Library Binding / Published 1998
University of New Mexico Press; ISBN: 0826319017
The Navajo Verb: A Grammar for Students and Scholars
Leonard M. Faltz / Paperback / Published 1998
University of New Mexico Press; ISBN: 0826319017
Navajo-English Dictionary
C. Leon Wall, et al / Paperback / Published 1994
University of New Mexico Press; ISBN: 0826319025
Warriors: Navajo Code Talkers
Kenji Kawano, et al / Paperback / Published 1990
Review: Amazon.com "When I was going to boarding school, the U.S. government told us not to speak
Navajo," recalls Teddy Draper Sr. of Chinle, Arizona, "but during the war, they
wanted us to speak it!" Speaking their native language--which the Japanese could
not decode--Navajo soldiers were instrumental in U.S. marine victories in the
Pacific during World War II, relaying vital information between the front lines
and headquarters. Kenji Kawano, a native Japanese photographer whose black and
white images of surviving "code talkers" are unusual for their sensitivity, notes
with some irony that these soldiers were his father's enemies at one time."
Northland Pub; ISBN: 0873585135
When Literacy Empowers: Navajo Language in Print
By Daniel McLaughlin
/ Hardcover / Published 1992
University of New Mexico Press; ISBN: 0826313663
Basic Medical Navajo
(Audio cassette and book set.)
By Alan Wilson
University of New Mexico Press; ISBN: 0826313663
Language and Art in the Navajo Universe
By Gary Witherspoon
/ Paperback / Published 1977
University of Michigan Pr; ISBN: 0472089668
Breakthrough Navajo: An Introductory Course
By Alan Wilson
/ Audio Bk&Cassette / Published 1992
Audio Forum; ISBN: 0884324478
Laughter: The Navajo Way (Humorous Stories of the Navajo)
By Alan Wilson
/ Audio BK/Cassette / Published 1970
Review: The author, Alan Wilson (kawilson@cia-g.com)
"The book is a lively study of Navajo humor. This book was great fun to write because it took me, as never before, into the
humorous workings of the Navajo mind. The stories provide unique insight into
Navajo culture, as well. These stories, brief and cogent as they are, reflect the
Navajo love of, and genius with, word play and humor. Although some of the stories
are very old, they are told and listened to with great relish by contemporary
Navajos. Three basic styles of humor are exhibited in this volume: word plays
entirely in Navajo whose intentions are either deliberate or whose denouements
depend upon misunderstanding, misinterpretation, or faulty hearing; word plays,
involving both the Navajo and English languages, which capitalize upon a marginal
grasp of English by the character involved, just one small example being the
homophonic relationship of English "television" with Navajo "telii alizh" (the
donkey is urinating); and situational stories whose humor results from practical
joking, foolish behavior, tongue twisting, accidentally ridiculous situations, and so
forth. Each story is presented in Navajo and colloquial English and is thoroughly
glossed with respect to free and literal meanings, shades of meaning, and idiomatic
usage. Explanations of text accompany each story. All of the stories are tape
recorded in Navajo by native speakers. --This text refers to the paperback edition
of this title." Jeffrey Norton Pub; ISBN: 0884324524
Laughter: The Navajo Way (Humorous Stories of the Navajo.)
By Alan Wilson
/ Audio Cassette/Text / Published 1990
"Explanations of text accompany each story. All of the stories are tape
recorded in Navajo by native speakers." Audio Forum; ISBN: 0884326101
Navajo Dictionary on Diagnostic Terminology
Dine College / Paperback / Published 1991
Dine College Pr; ISBN: 0912586680
Navajo Place Names: An Observer's Guide
By Alan Wilson
/ Audio BK/Cassette / Published 1995
"NAVAJO PLACE NAMES is accompanied by a cassette recording read by Gene
Dennison and Cecilia Held, native speakers of Navajo, providing the pronunciation
guide and the entire text of place names. The work also contains a Navajo-English
glossary, two maps, and twenty photographs of places in Navajo country."
The Navajo Progressive in Discourse: A Study in Temporal Semantics
(History and Language, Vol 6)
By Sally Midgette
/ Hardcover / Published 1995
Reviews: Booknews, Inc. "Midgette (linguistics, U. of New Mexico) examines how linguistic categories may
influence thinking with respect to the perception of time. Looking at the verb
system of Navajo, she finds the notion of aspect to be crucial, and focuses on one
category, the Progressive, as it is used in various types of discourse. She relates
her findings to studies of color terms and perceptions to discuss the complex
relationship between language and perception. Revised from a 1987 doctoral
dissertation for the University of New Mexico. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc.,
Portland, Or." Peter Lang Publishing; ISBN: 0820425362
Winds of Freedom:
The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II
By Margaret T. Bixler
/ Hardcover / Published 1992
Review: Booknews, Inc. "Published by Two Bytes Publishing Co., 219 Long Neck Pt. Road, Darien, CT
06820. An account of the creation of the vocabulary and the training of Navajos
to send messages in code. The code was used through the Pacific Campaign and
never broken. Includes the code. Wretched binding. Annotation copyright Book
News, Inc. Portland, Or. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title."
Winds of Freedom:
The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II
Margaret T. Bixler / Paperback / Published 1992
Two Bytes Pub; ISBN: 1881907015
Ji Doo Tee : Day and Night
Nedra Emery, Verna Clinton (Illustrator)
/ Hardcover / Published 1996
Card catalog description: "In this bilingual Navajo tale, the animals of the night and the animals of the day
meet to play the first shoe game, the outcome of which will determine the length of
the day and night and the colors of the animals. --This text refers to the paperback
edition of this title."
Salina Bookshelf; ISBN: 0964418924
Ji Doo Tee: Day and Night
By Nedra Emery, Verna Clinton (Illustrator)
/ Paperback / Published 1996
Card catalog description: "In this bilingual Navajo tale, the animals of the night and the animals of the day
meet to play the first shoe game, the outcome of which will determine the length of
the day and night and the colors of the animals." Salina Bookshelf; ISBN: 0964418932
Navajo ABC : A Dine Alphabet Book
Luci Tapahonso(Contributor), Eleanor Schick (Illustrator)
School & Library Binding / Published 1995
From Horn Book: "Each page contains a letter of the alphabet, a word beginning with that letter, and
a colored-pencil illustration. Most of the words, such as velvet and uncle, are in
English; a glossary supplies their Navajo translations and meanings. Yet the volume
inconsistently includes a handful of words in the Diné language, which are
accompanied by vague illustrations. -- Copyright © 1996 The Horn Book, Inc. All
rights reserved."
Simon & Schuster (Juv); ISBN: 0689803168
Tazhii Doo Yeiibahi: Turkey and Giant
Nedra Emery, Verna Clinton (Illustrator)
/ Hardcover / Published 1996
Card catalog description: "In this bilingual Navajo tale, Horned Toad rescues Turkey from Gray Giant by
lending Turkey his helmet, the one thing Gray Giant fears. --This text refers to the
paperback edition of this title."
Salina Bookshelf; ISBN: 0964418940
Tazhii Doo Yeiibahi: Turkey and Giant
Nedra Emery, Verna Clinton (Illustrator)
/ Paperback / Published 1996
Card catalog description: "In this bilingual Navajo tale, Horned Toad rescues Turkey from Gray Giant by
lending Turkey his helmet, the one thing Gray Giant fears."
Salina Bookshelf; ISBN: 0964418959
The Unbreakable Code
By Sara Hoagland Hunter, Julia Miner (Illustrator)
/ Hardcover / Published 1996
Card catalog description: "Because John is afraid to leave the Navajo Reservation, his grandfather explains
to him how the Navajo language, faith, and ingenuity helped win World War II."
Northland Pub; ISBN: 0873586387
Unsung Heroes of World War II:
The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers
by Deanne Durrett
/ Hardcover / Published 1998
Synopsis: "Describes the role of a select group of Navajo Marines who developed a code based on their
own native language that provided a means for secure communications among American
forces in the Pacific during World War II." Facts on File, Inc.; ISBN: 0816036039
