Stretching Instructions in the Navajo Language

This video describes the various ways to stretch the muscles of the body before exercising in the Navajo language. The video is entirely in Navajo, with subtitles in both the Navajo & English languages.

Note: English subtitiles are included if you have little to no understanding of the Navajo language, but annotations must be set to ON to see the subtitles!

In making this video, we are not athletic trainers, physical therapists, or experts in the field muscle or strength training. This video is meant to give an example of how it would sound to describe these stretching techniques in Navajo.

Though the "Just Move It" season is over, there is no reason why we can't jog out on the rez roads, right? Hopefully you find this video helpful in learning these suggested terminology associated with stretching exercises.

This video also includes how to say numbers and parts of the human body in Navajo.

Enjoy!

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[angileeca]

how do yu get the navajo accent on when you type it..i tried is not letting me...is there a website.??o.O

[daybreakwarrior]

@angileeca I basically copied & based the symbols from Microsoft Word... lol lol, not much 2 it! lol

[billieder]

On 2:15, "Hamstring" in Diné is "Agóyít'iizh" ([Agó > Agod = Knee] [yí > Ayi' = inner/interior] [t'iizh > Ahit'iizh = Something that connects two unrelated objects/subjects i.e. a harbor connects maritime routes to land routes or in this case, something connecting muscle to bone]). On 5:10, "Jumping Jacks" in Diné is "Kéłts'ą́kiidí" ([Ké > Akee' = Feet] [łts'ą́ > ałts'ąą = To separate or to move in different directions] [kiidí > Aníkilkiid = To jump/hop sideways]).

[purespirit9]

@navajo002 All language is unique, no language is above the other, if your navajo learn your language before you learn hindi.

[wobeck]

P.S.-- See the keyboard layout at w w w (dot) languagegeek (dot) com/dene/keyboards/Keymaps/Nav­ajo.pdf

[daybreakwarrior]

@claweclapper Lol, that it was definitely!

[scheming8rythem]

t'aa din'e bizaad t'aa nihay diyin bizaad a'te a'ko hozho'o ya'dal'ti :)

[scheming8rythem]

thats true i can speak dine bizaad was my first language, since then i learn to speak english, spanish, hebrew and arabic better to learn your native toungue first, i learned navajo first and for me it's the most eloquent beautiful language available.... :p