Navajo language

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Athabaskan language Native American language Southern Athabaskan language polysynthetic language tonal language verb‑heavy language

The Navajo language is an Athabaskan Native American language spoken primarily by the Navajo people of the Southwestern United States and known for its complex verb morphology and historical use as a World War II code.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Navajo language canonical	25
Navajo	11
Chinle Navajo dialect	1
Crownpoint Navajo dialect	1
Diné Bizaad	1
Diné bizaad	1
Eastern Navajo dialect	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Athabaskan language ⓘ Native American language ⓘ Southern Athabaskan language ⓘ polysynthetic language ⓘ tonal language ⓘ verb‑heavy language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	Apachean languages ⓘ Mescalero language ⓘ surface form: Jicarilla language Mescalero language ⓘ surface form: Lipan Apache language Mescalero language ⓘ surface form: Mescalero‑Chiricahua language Plains Apache language ⓘ Western Apache language ⓘ
glottocode	nava1243 ⓘ
hasFeature	classifier system in verbs ⓘ complex verb morphology ⓘ obligatory verb inflection for subject and object ⓘ prefixing morphology ⓘ productive derivational morphology ⓘ relatively free word order ⓘ switch‑reference in some constructions ⓘ templatic verb structure ⓘ tone distinctions ⓘ use of aspect rather than tense ⓘ verb‑based syntax ⓘ
hasLoanwordsFrom	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasNumberOfTones	2 or more lexical tones ⓘ
hasPhoneme	ejective consonants ⓘ laryngealized consonants ⓘ nasalized vowels ⓘ
hasStandardForm	standardized orthography developed in the 20th century ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Latin script ⓘ
ISO639-1Code	nv ⓘ
ISO639-2Code	nav ⓘ
ISO639-3Code	nav ⓘ
languageFamily	Northern Athabaskan languages ⓘ surface form: Athabaskan languages Dené–Yeniseian languages (proposed) ⓘ Na-Dene ⓘ surface form: Na‑Dene languages
nativeName	Navajo language self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Diné bizaad
primaryRegion	Arizona ⓘ Colorado ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Southwestern United States Utah ⓘ
recognizedBy	United States government ⓘ
spokenBy	Navajo people ⓘ
status	endangered language ⓘ language undergoing revitalization ⓘ one of the most spoken Native American languages in the United States ⓘ
taughtAt	various universities in the United States ⓘ
usedAs	code language in World War II ⓘ
usedBy	Navajo Code Talkers ⓘ
usedFor	contemporary literature and poetry ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ traditional Navajo ceremonies ⓘ
usedIn	Navajo Nation ⓘ surface form: Navajo Nation government Navajo Nation ⓘ surface form: Navajo Nation media Diné College ⓘ surface form: Navajo Nation schools
usedInConflict	Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

southwestern United States → language → Navajo language ⓘ

subject surface form: Southwestern United States

Navajo Nation → officialLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo

CRIT → hasLanguageHeritage → Navajo language ⓘ

Navajo people → language → Navajo language ⓘ

Na-Dene → includesLanguageWithLargeSpeakerPopulation → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo

Navajo language → nativeName → Navajo language self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diné bizaad

Apache → hasLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

Navajoland Area Mission → usesLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner (Navajo and Mescalero Apache internment site) → languageOfSignage → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo

Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation → hasTraditionalLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

Chinle Agency → languageUsed → Navajo language ⓘ

Fort Defiance Agency → languageUsed → Navajo language ⓘ

Navajo Nation Council → officialLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

Navajo Nation Supreme Court → usesLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo

Diné College → supportsLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diné Bizaad

Western Navajo Agency → languageUsed → Navajo language ⓘ

Shiprock Agency → hasOfficialLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

Navajo Code Talkers → languageUsed → Navajo language ⓘ

Navajo Parks and Recreation Department → languageOfWorkOrName → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo

Episcopal Diocese of Navajoland → liturgicalLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

Teec Nos Pos, Arizona → primaryLanguageSpoken → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo

Southern Athabaskan → hasMajorLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crownpoint Navajo dialect

Southern Athabaskan → hasMajorLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinle Navajo dialect

Southern Athabaskan → hasMajorLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Navajo dialect

Southern Athabaskan → hasNotableLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

Western Apache language → closelyRelatedTo → Navajo language ⓘ

Apachean languages → hasMember → Navajo language ⓘ

Apachean languages → hasNotableLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

Apachean languages → hasWellDocumentedLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

Kiowa Apache → linguisticRelation → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo

Jicarilla language → closelyRelatedTo → Navajo language ⓘ

Operation Redwing → notableTest → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo

North American language family → includes → Navajo language ⓘ

American Indian languages → includeLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

Spider Rock → languageOfName → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo

Navajo Nation reservation (part) → hasOfficialLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

subject surface form: Navajo Nation reservation (part) in Coconino County

this entity surface form: Navajo

Apache groups → areSpeakersOf → Navajo language ⓘ

Dene languages → hasMember → Navajo language ⓘ

Proto-Athabaskan language → ancestorOf → Navajo language ⓘ

Acoma Keres → neighboringLanguage → Navajo language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navajo