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Dine Bizaad Binahoo'aah

Author : Evangeline Parsons Yazzie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781893354746
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (547 download)

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Download or read book Dine Bizaad Binahoo'aah written by Evangeline Parsons Yazzie and published by . This book was released on 2009-08-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Oz . . . he's got a talent for trouble but his heart's always in the right place (well, nearly always). Uprooted from his friends and former life, Oz finds himself stranded in the sleepy village of Slowleigh. When a joke backfires on the first day at his new school, Oz attracts the attention of Isobel Skinner, the school psycho - but that's just the beginning. After causing an accident that puts his mum in hospital, Oz isn't exactly popular at home either. His older sister's nohelp, but then she's got a problem of her own . . . one that's growing bigger by the day. Oz knows he's got to put things right, but life isn't that simple, especially when the only people still talking to you are a hobbit-obsessed kid and a voice in your own head! Packed with action, heart and humour, Waiting for Gonzo takes you for a white-knuckle ride on the Wheel of Destiny as it careers out of control down the Hillside of Inevitability. The question is, do you go down laughing? Or grit your teeth and jump off?

Language and Art in the Navajo Universe

Author : Gary Witherspoon
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472089666
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Language and Art in the Navajo Universe written by Gary Witherspoon and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Navajo culture with a view to its philosophical underpinnings examines the dynamism and adaptability of the Navajo language, and the enduring relevance of ritual in the Navajo world-view.

Language Shift Among the Navajos

Author : Deborah House
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816522200
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Language Shift Among the Navajos written by Deborah House and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the alarming reduction in the speaking of the Navajo language on the reservation, mapping out some of the intricacies of relations between the English and Navajo languages and the teaching of them, explaining why and how Navajos are having difficulty maintaining their native language, and making suggestions as to what can be done about this.

The Navaho Language

Author : Robert W. Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Navaho Language written by Robert W. Young and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Navajo Sound System

Author : J.M. McDonough
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940100207X
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Navajo Sound System written by J.M. McDonough and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Navajo language is spoken by the Navajo people who live in the Navajo Nation, located in Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern United States. The Navajo language belongs to the Southern, or Apachean, branch of the Athabaskan language family. Athabaskan languages are closely related by their shared morphological structure; these languages have a productive and extensive inflectional morphology. The Northern Athabaskan languages are primarily spoken by people indigenous to the sub-artic stretches of North America. Related Apachean languages are the Athabaskan languages of the Southwest: Chiricahua, Jicarilla, White Mountain and Mescalero Apache. While many other languages, like English, have benefited from decades of research on their sound and speech systems, instrumental analyses of indigenous languages are relatively rare. There is a great deal ofwork to do before a chapter on the acoustics of Navajo comparable to the standard acoustic description of English can be produced. The kind of detailed phonetic description required, for instance, to synthesize natural sounding speech, or to provide a background for clinical studies in a language is well beyond the scope of a single study, but it is necessary to begin this greater work with a fundamental description of the sounds and supra-segmental structure of the language. Inkeeping with this, the goal of this project is to provide a baseline description of the phonetic structure of Navajo, as it is spoken on the Navajo reservation today, to provide a foundation for further work on the language.

The Navajo Language

Author : Robert W. Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781893354012
Total Pages : 1071 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book The Navajo Language written by Robert W. Young and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1071 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Searchable, electronic version of The Navajo language: a grammar and colloquial dictionary. Includes paradigm charts for selected verbs.

Navajo-English Dictionary

Author : C. Leon Wall
Publisher : [Phoenix, Ariz.] : United States Department of the Interior, Division of Education, Bureau of Indian Affairs
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Navajo-English Dictionary written by C. Leon Wall and published by [Phoenix, Ariz.] : United States Department of the Interior, Division of Education, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This book was released on 1958 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to a recent surge of interest in Native American history, culture, and lore, Hippocrene brings you a concise and straightforward dictionary of the Navajo tongue. The dictionary is designed to aid Navajos learning English as well as English speakers interested in acquiring knowledge of Navajo. The largest of all the Native American tribes, the Navajo number about 125,000 and live mostly on reservations in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Over 9,000 entries; A detailed section on Navajo pronunciation; A comprehensive, modern vocabulary; Useful, everyday expressions.

The Navajo Verb

Author : Leonard M. Faltz
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826319029
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Navajo Verb written by Leonard M. Faltz and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, students and scholars interested in the Navajo language have a book that presents the verb system in a step-by-step and thorough fashion. By providing easy-to-follow descriptions with abundant examples, this book unravels the complexity of Navajo and reveals its expressiveness.

Code Talker

Author : Joseph Bruchac
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101664800
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Code Talker written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-07-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find."—Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years. But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring. This deeply affecting novel honors all of those young men, like Ned, who dared to serve, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults "Nonsensational and accurate, Bruchac's tale is quietly inspiring..."—School Library Journal

The Sound of Navajo Country

Author : Kristina M. Jacobsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781469631851
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Sound of Navajo Country written by Kristina M. Jacobsen and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Orthographic and Linguistic Conventions -- INTRODUCTION: The Intimate Nostalgia of Diné Country Music -- ONE: Keeping up with the Yazzies: The Authenticity of Class and Geographic Boundaries -- TWO: Generic Navajo: The Language Politics of Social Authenticity -- THREE: Radmilla's Voice: Racializing Music Genre -- FOUR: Sounding Navajo: The Politics of Social Citizenship and Tradition -- FIVE: Many Voices, One Nation -- EPILOGUE: "The Lights of Albuquerque"--Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z

The Navajo Language

Author : Robert W. Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Navajo Language written by Robert W. Young and published by . This book was released on 1960* with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Navajo Verb System

Author : Robert W. Young
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826321725
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book The Navajo Verb System written by Robert W. Young and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a summary description of the Navajo language and a detailed treatment of the inflectional morphology of its verb system.

Language Shift among the Navajos

Author : Deborah House
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816544603
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Language Shift among the Navajos written by Deborah House and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To experience change on the Navajo Reservation, one need only close one's eyes and listen. Today an increasing number of Navajos speak only English, while very few speak only Navajo. The Navajo language continues to be taught, but it is less often practiced. Deborah House asks why, despite the many factors that would seem to contribute to the maintenance of the Navajo language, speakers of the language continue to shift to English at such an alarming rate—and what can be done about it. Language Shift among the Navajos provides a close look at the ideological factors that intervene between the desire of the Navajos to maintain their language as an important aspect of their culture and their actual linguistic practice. Based on more than ten years of fieldwork within a Navajo institution and community, it points to ideologies held by Navajo people about their unequal relationship with the dominant American society as a primary factor in the erosion of traditional language use. House suggests that the Navajos employ their own paradigm—Sa’ah Naagháí Bik’eh Hózhóón—to learn both Western language and culture and their own without denigrating either perspective. By building on the traditional Navajo belief in harmony and balance, she advocates that those who value the language should use and teach it not just in school but also in the home, in the ceremonial hogans, and among those who cherish their heritage. Now is the time when language choices and behavior will influence whether the Navajo language lives or dies. House's book carries important lessons for anyone concerned with cultural continuity. It is a wake-up call for educators, youth, politicians, or family and community members who value Native language and culture. It remains to be seen in what language that call will be answered.

The Book of the Navajo

Author : Raymond Friday Locke
Publisher : Holloway House Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780876875001
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Navajo written by Raymond Friday Locke and published by Holloway House Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Navajo/English Bilingual Dictionary

Author : Alyse Neundorf
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826338259
Total Pages : 894 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book A Navajo/English Bilingual Dictionary written by Alyse Neundorf and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-use Navajo dictionary is intended primarily for Navajo children learning to read and write the language in bilingual classrooms, but it is also useful for anyone wanting to learn Navajo.

Intimate Grammars

Author : Anthony K. Webster
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816534195
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Intimate Grammars written by Anthony K. Webster and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 24, 2013, Luci Tapahonso became the first poet laureate of the Navajo Nation, possibly the first Native American community to create such a post. The establishment of this position testifies to the importance of Navajo poets and poetry to the Navajo Nation. It also indicates the Navajo equivalence to the poetic traditions connected with the U.S. poet laureate and the poet laureate of the United Kingdom, author Anthony K. Webster asserts, as well as its separateness from those traditions. Intimate Grammars takes an ethnographic and ethnopoetic approach to language and culture in contemporary time, in which poetry and poets are increasingly important and visible in the Navajo Nation. Webster uses interviews and linguistic analysis to understand the kinds of social work that Navajo poets engage in through their poetry. Based on more than a decade of ethnographic and linguistic research, Webster’s book explores a variety of topics: the emotional value assigned to various languages spoken on the Navajo Nation through poetry (Navajo English, Navlish, Navajo, and English), why Navajo poets write about the “ugliness” of the Navajo Nation, and the way contemporary Navajo poetry connects young Navajos to the Navajo language. Webster also discusses how contemporary Navajo poetry challenges the creeping standardization of written Navajo and how boarding school experiences influence how Navajo poets write poetry and how Navajo readers appreciate contemporary Navajo poetry. Through the work of poets such as Luci Tapahonso, Laura Tohe, Rex Lee Jim, Gloria Emerson, Blackhorse Mitchell, Esther Belin, Sherwin Bitsui, and many others, Webster provides new ways of thinking about contemporary Navajo poets and poetry. Intimate Grammars offers an exciting new ethnography of speaking, ethnopoetics, and discourse-centered examinations of language and culture.

The Navajo Language

Author : Robert W. Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Navajo Language written by Robert W. Young and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: