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The Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary
Revised as of 15 June 1945
(Declassified under Department of Defense Directive 5200.9)
Navajo Code Talkers' Names of Countries, Planes, Ships and Months
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Countries AFRICA ALASKA AMERICA AUSTRALIA BRITAIN CHINA FRANCE GERMANY ICELAND INDIA ITALY JAPAN PHILIPPINE RUSSIA SOUTH AMERICA SPAIN |
Navajo Word ZHIN-NI BEH-HGA NE-HE-MAH CHA-YES-DESI TOH-TA CEH-YEHS-BESI DA-GHA-HI BESH-BE-CHA-HE TKIN-KE-YAH AH-LE-GAI DOH-HA-CHI-YALI-TCHI BEH-NA-ALI-TSOSIE KE-YAH-DA-NA-LHE SILA-GOL-CHI-IH SHA-DE-AH-NE-HI-MAH DEBA-DE-NIH |
Literal Translation BLACKIES WITH WINTER OUR MOTHER ROLLED HAT BETWEEN WATERS BRAIDED HAIR BEARD IRON HAT ICE LAND WHITE CLOTHES STUTTER SLANT EYE FLOATING ISLAND RED ARMY SOUTH OUR MOTHER SHEEP PAIN |
Names of Airplanes
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Planes PLANES DIVE BOMBER TORPEDO PLANE OBS. PLAN FIGHTER PLANE BOMBER PLANE PATROL PLANE TRANSPORT |
Navajo Word WO-TAH-DE-NE-IH GINI TAS-CHIZZIE NE-AS-JAH DA-HE-TIH-HI JAY-SHO GA-GIH ATSAH |
Literal Translation AIR FORCE CHICKEN HAWK SWALLOW OWL HUMMING BIRD BUZZARD CROW EAGLE |
Names of Ships
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Ships SHIPS BATTLESHIP AIRCRAFT SUBMARINE MINE SWEEPER DESTROYER TRANSPORT CRUISER MOSQUITO BOAT |
Navajo Word TOH-DINEH-IH LO-TSO TSIDI-MOFFA-YE-HI BESH-LO CHA CA-LO DINEH-NAY-YE-HI LO-TSO-YAZZIE TSE-E |
Literal Translation SEA FORCE WHALE BIRD CARRIER IRON FISH BEAVER SHARK MAN CARRIER SMALL WHALE MOSQUITO |
Names of Months
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Months JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER |
Navajo Word ATSAH-BE-YAZ WOZ-CHEIND TAH-CHILL TAH-TSO TAH-TSOSIE BE-NE-EH-EH-JAH-TSO BE-NE-TA-TSOSIE BE-NEEN-TA-TSO GHAW-JIH NIL-CHI-TSOSIE NIL-CHI-TSO YAS-NIL-TES |
Literal Translation SMALL EAGLE SQUEEKY VOICE SMALL PLANT BIG PLANT SMALL PLANT BIG PLANTING SMALL HARVEST IG HARVEST HALF SMALL WIND BIG WIND CRUSTED SNOW |
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