Describing my i-POD (in the Navajo Language)

[dogpuppything4321]

What a pretty language :D

[hernelle]

What a beautiful language.

[RoyalKnightVIII]

Hey also are there any modern books written in Dine? Either translations or new books, of either fiction or non-fiction?

[that1nigglet]

This sounds so much like Assyrians. 

[superwhisperdude]

The word yee was said like 8 times

[Malleolust]

Wow, you are very handsome. Sorry, I know the point of the video is the Navajo. But wow! On another note, it is FASCINATING to hear someone speak a language that seems as old as time. I'm 1/4 Akimel O'odham, and I'd give anything to have my grandmother back so she could teach me the tongue.

[WaterBird77]

Your Freakin funny dude! HAH A HA HA!

[soulcapacitor]

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos! : )

[sjheiss]

Thanks for the video! Navajo sounds very cool; it sounds to me like Mongolian and Piraha mixed together. :D

[nijoiz]

ha ish sha! Ado hanii bahoo neh iidah! 

[OnselHilanaJisua]

ᎯᎠ ᎡᏆ. ᎦᏣᎳᎩ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏥᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ ᎠᎴ. ᎡᏆ ᎨᎵᎠ ᎾᏰᎯᏯ ᎠᎺᎢ ᏕᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎯᏬᏂᎭ. ᎣᏍᏓ ᎯᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎬᎵᏱᎵᏒ!

Hi?a egwa . Gajalagi jalagi jiwo:nisgo?i ale . Egwa geli?a nayehiya ame?i degawo:nihisdi hiwo:niha . Osda higalvwisdanehdi gvliyilisv !

This is great. I'm Cherokee and I speak Cherokee. I think it's great that you use your native language. Keep up the good work!

[laoshu505000]

You are great man. I really do appreciate all of these Navajo videos you've been making for us. This is a beautiful language. Please don't stop!

[billieder]

Here's some Navajo words that are not commonly heard. Hope this helps =) 0:51Lengthwise - Neek'íízhgo. 1:17 Macintosh Apple - (Aká'át'iil - Referring to the Apple) (Naat'áániiye'í - Referring to the last name). 1:48 Screen - Kit'ííl. 2:01 Monitor - Ha'síínilkiidí. 2:28 Speakers - Hałts'a'í. 2:34 Headphone Jack - Ajeenéé' BiHonóní. 3:30 Slot - A'ą́ą́t'óól. 3:35 Downloading - Yaaljíí'.

[billieder]

GB's (Gigabytes) is "Dįįłtsó'ííłké" (Dįįłtsó (Giga) Dįįł > Dį́į́' = Four + Tso = Large + 'iił > a'ííł (One bit) > ił = Single evergreen needle + ké > Askéén = All numbers excluding 0 and 1 i.e. something that's plural [Suffix]). (Kilo = Kiiłtsó, Mega = Taałtsó, Giga = Dįįłtsó, Tera = Dlaałtsó, Peta = Sąąłtsó, Exa = Ts'iiłtsó, Zetta = Biiłtsó, Yotta = T'eełtsó). "Two and a half inches" is "Naakíłníí' asheesdzoh"

[billieder]

i-POD in Diné is "HITS'EZH" (HI > Hiiłos = Internet + TS'EZH > Ats'éézh = Legume Pod). Classic is "Wódáanii" (Wódáanii > Wódahnii = Those or that of the upper/initial group [This used to refer to the original four Navajo clans, but now used liberally])

[550077]

Why did you say "160 GB" in English?

[daybreakwarrior]

@550077 LOL! Because I don't know how to say that in Navajo!

[RoyalKnightVIII]

@daybreakwarrior Well At least how to say 160 in Navajo? Thanks for the video by the by, it helps in learning the lang :)

[Valneaa]

That language is like Polish.

[daren602phx]

Cool Mr. T...I didn't know you could speak the language like that! I am still not fluent and can't grasp it. Well enjoy and good job. Darren T.

[Uwohilatlitigv]

Osdadu.  :P

[bizarewigga]

there is no word 40,000 in naavaaho?

in my ojibwe language the number go forever

[daybreakwarrior]

@bizarewigga There is but I think it helps to throw in some English words for Navajo learners so they will know where the nouns go in the sentence.

[Enaawa]

@bizarewigga Gaaginig apane sa go gaaginig oniwe Ojibwewanishinaabeasigibii'iga­nan.

[Ysabetwordsmith]

I am utterly thrilled to find a video of 1) a Navajo speaker 2) who is young 3) and talking about a contemporary subject. You are a credit to your people.

[megatexas]

God I love America and to be clear I mean the place and the people, not the government.

[KdubbG]

What is the Navajo word or words for Download?

[wobeck]

@KdubbG Looks like "download" is ""biih yidzóóh" (biih means "into it".)

[RoyalKnightVIII]

@wobeck So how would I say Manga in Dine :)?

[wobeck]

@RoyalKnightVIII I suppose Bina'adaałtzózí binaaltsoos wólta'í Manga (Japanese Manga magazine). I am not familiar with Manga.

[purespirit9]

Perfect language! Many words in there i don't know how to say but i shall learn it. Thanks Teller.

[teganrules]

This is so cool!

[tyazzie83]

thank you for your videos, you are inspiring me to speak more navajo lol....i only understand it...thank you so much....

[KRSONMar]

This is so awesome!How neat that you can use a language that was never oringially intended for this kind of technology to describe it so well!And I bet this video is useful for helping older people understand the iPod!;-)

I knew about the Navajo code-talkers in WWII,but this just has me even more impressed with the fluidity of the language!I'm showing this to my roommate who loves languages...if she suddenly decides to learn Navajo,it's to your credit!;-)

[cExingtoNoU]

@KRSONMar I'm a little confused, what do you mean by saying daybreakwarrior is describing his ipod in a language that was "never ORIGINALLY intended for this kind of technology"? ??? 

[yurismir1]

@cExingtoNoU I think he might mean they probably don't have words for many modern and technological things in their language.  I'm sure they can still find some way of describing those things though.

[Smartguy1992]

@KRSONMar What sort of language actually was "originally intended for this kind of technology"?

[RoyalKnightVIII]

@Smartguy1992 I guess that's just the way we're taught to think, think about it, as if English was always meant to be this techno-language, theye didn't have i-pods during the battle of Hastings yo! Just keeping aboriginals in the past like always... :(

[urocyonc]

Great video! The captions with translations are an excellent addition. I'm not a Navajo speaker, but you're inspiring me to work harder on learning Tsalagi. :)

[sn0wbunnny]

i'm not navajo/native, but this is cool! great job.

[king1mb1]

imagine someone doing this in english lol it would seem elementary if thats you're first language but very complicated if it was not. Thats how i feel : ( complicated.

[SPS148669]

That song is funny at the begining. I don't like the Ipad though because i think it's overrated and just a Netbook with no keyboard. That's pretty cool in Navajo language though.

[nickyad]

I enjoyed this! Ahéhee'

[ocergnairb]

Thanks for your videos with Navajo! You're really the only one on YouTube who has any Navajo content.

Cool video! Hope we can get the ending annotations/translations~

Going to try to learn Navajo... just ordered some books.

Brian

[daybreakwarrior]

@ocergnairb the ending annotations/translations are now uploaded! enjoy & thanks!

[Wrathura]

@daybreakwarrior Ok I wanted to use this vid on my Wix profile, but the video player changes and doesn't have the bubble text. Anyway to out the text onto the video itself rather than using youtubes bubble words?