Category:Navajo terms by usage

Navajo terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Navajo colloquialisms: Navajo terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Navajo dated terms: Navajo terms that are no longer fashionable and thus are anachronistic, but still sometimes in use, especially by older speakers.
• Category:Navajo endearing terms: Navajo terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person.
• Category:Navajo informal terms: Navajo terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
• Category:Navajo nonstandard terms: Navajo terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Navajo terms with obsolete senses: Navajo terms with individual senses that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Navajo offensive terms: Navajo terms that are typically considered to offend people.
• Category:Navajo terms with rare senses: Navajo terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Navajo slang: Navajo colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
• Category:Navajo vulgarities: Navajo terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.