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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
   
CORPS         DIN-NEH-IH CLAN
DIVISION     ASHIH-HI   SALT
REGIMENT      TABAHA  WATER EDGE
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  PLANETAS-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
    WORD     
A
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
B
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
C
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
CEMETERY     JISH-CHA AMONG DEVILS
CENTER           ULH-NE-IH  CENTER
CHANGE