Intended primarily for Navajo children learning to read and write the language in bilingual classrooms. this picture dictionary presents over 1,500 noun and 330 verb entries, all selected because they are words used in and around the school.
The book is organized into 30 chapters that provide clear explanations of vocabulary and grammar and provide students with a solid foundation for building communication skills.
This book will be of particular interest to researchers in anthropology, linguistics, Native American studies, sound studies, and translation studies.
A Navajo-English picture dictionary, with bilingual text and extensive verb entries to demonstrate conjugation, developed for students learning to read and write Navajo.
Lists alphabetically Navajo words and their English counterparts, under such categories as clothing, plants, food, colors, and parts of the body.