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A Vocabulary of Colloquial Navaho
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Language Name
Navajo.
Alternate Language Names
Navaho, Diné bizaad, Naabeehó bizaad.
Region
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, United States.
Who
Robert W. Young (Linguist); William Morgan (Language Consultant).
Others Involved
Scott Preston; Albert Sandoval; Tom Lincoln; Amos Singer; Maxwell Yazzie; Kayah David; Richard Malone; Frank Harvey; Jack Frank; Marie E. Curry.
We are unable to access the most recent edition of this dictionary to determine who else may have been involved in creating the more recent versions of this dictionary.
Publishing Information
The first edition was published in 1951 by the United States Indian Service, Washington.
It was then republished in 2014 under the title A Vocabulary of Colloquial Navajo by Native Child Dinétah, Flagstaff, Arizona.
How People are Cited
People are cited on the title page and the page following it.
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How Information is Cited
Authors and contributors are cited by name on the title page and the page following it.
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Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes from speakers and previously published materials. However, these works are not cited by name within the dictionary.
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Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical book.
Access
The older print edition of this dictionary is available through libraries. The most recent edition of this dictionary (2014) is available for purchase through the publisher, Native Child Dinétah, for $26.95 USD.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Navajo; Navajo to English.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically by English in the first section. Entries include the English headword or phrase, alternative English expressions that are synonymous to the headword or phrase, the Navajo equivalent, and the literal English translation of the Navajo. For verb entries, the English headword or phrase is listed in the infinitive form, the Navajo equivalent is listed in the first person singular form, and the principal paradigms of the Navajo verb are given below the entry in smaller font. Entries are organized alphabetically by Navajo in the second section. Entries include the Navajo headword or phrase and the English equivalent, the first of which is always the key form. In verb entries, the Navajo headword or phrase is listed in the third person of the imperfective mode and translated in English as the infinitive form.
There are two appendices after the dictionary. The first containing information on personal names, and the second containing topical phrase lists. Topics include environment, healthcare, school, and livestock.
We are unable to access the most recent edition of this dictionary to determine how entry organization differs in more recent versions of this dictionary.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | The Foreword contains a detailed description in the 1951 edition |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | Based on the 1951 edition |
| Example phrases | ❌ | As their own entries in the 1951 edition |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | Based on the 1951 edition |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | There is only one dialect included |
Other Notes
This dictionary has been used to supplement information in at least two other dictionaries by Young and Morgan: later editions (including the most recent 2019 version) of The Navaho Language: The Elements of Navaho Grammar with a Dictionary in Two Parts Containing Basic Vocabularies of Navaho and English and The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary (first published in 1980).
External Links
Reference on WorldCat (1951 publication): https://worldcat.org/title/2948848
Reference on WorldCat (2014 republication): https://worldcat.org/title/1298334278
The 2014 republished version (titled A Vocabulary of Colloquial Navajo) available for purchase ($26.95 USD) from Native Child Dinétah: https://www.nativechild.com/collections/books/products/a-vocabulay-of-colloquial-navajo