laanaa yáʼátʼéehgo Késhmish, nił hózhǫ́ǫgo chʼídoohah

Navajo

Navajo phrasebook

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Etymology

laanaa (“wishing that it would”) + yáʼátʼéehgo (“being wonderful”) (from yáʼátʼééh (“good”) + -go (“adverbial suffix”)) + Késhmish (“Christmas”) + nił (“with you”) + hózhǫ́ǫgo (“joyfully”) (from hózhǫ́ (“beauty and harmony”) + -go (“adverbial suffix”)) + chʼídoohah (“the year will start”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /làːnàː jáʔátʼêːhko kʰéʃmɪ̀ʃ nɪ̀ɬ hóʒõ̂ːko t͡ʃʼɪ́tòːhàh/

Phrase

Laanaa yáʼátʼéehgo Késhmish, nił hózhǫ́ǫgo chʼídoohah

merry Christmas and a happy New Year!