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The English-Navajo Children's Picture Dictionary
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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
Roman de los Santos.
Others Involved
Raymond J. Johnson (Illustrations); Robert Young, William Morgan, Steven Nichols, Navajo Community College, Ed McCombs, Anna L. Walters (Advice and Support); Martha Austin (Proofreading).
Publishing Information
Published 1995 by Diné College Bookstore/Press, Tsaile, AZ.
How People are Cited
People are cited on the title page and in the About the Author section.
How Information is Cited
This dictionary does not cite the source of any of its information.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary does not indicate where information is coming from or what sources were used.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book.
Access
The physical book is available through libraries. The digital book is open access through the Internet Archive (login with a free account is required to access the full book).
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Navajo.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional dictionary, followed by an appendix with topical word lists.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically by English. Entries include the English headword, an example sentence in English, the Navajo headword, the literal English translation, and the example sentence in Navajo. Every second page contains a full-page illustration of one of the example sentences from the entries on the page prior.
There is a brief introduction to the Navajo sound system prior to the dictionary.
After the dictionary, there is an Appendix with topical word lists. Topics include numbers, months, days of the week, colours, and adverbs and postpositions. Entries contain the English headword and the Navajo translation. The Adverbs and Postpositions list contain example sentences in Navajo and English. There is no other information included in entries from the other lists.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | Hand-drawn illustrations on every second page illustrating an example sentence from an entry on the page prior |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Within entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | There is only one dialect included |
Other Notes
The digital version of this dictionary is a scanned copy of the physical book. The scan is quite dark, which can make the content difficult to see.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/1285564972
Access the open access, digital dictionary through the Internet Archive here (login with a free account is required for full access): https://archive.org/details/englishnavajochi0000sant/mode/2up