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Navajo Word of the Day: Fireworks

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Channel: daybreakwarrior · 2012 · People & Blogs

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Since today is July the 4th, I figured a good word to use would be "fireworks." To say fireworks in Navajo, you can say it one of two ways, "naaltsoos dildoní" or "naaltsoos dilchxoshí." Naaltsoos means "paper" and dildoní means "the one that explodes." In the same way, dilchxoshí means "the one that pops," just like our past word of the day for popcorn, "naadáá' dilchxoshí ," for "corn that pops," or "tó dilchxoshí" for soda pop (popping water).

To use it in a sentence, you can say "Ya’iishjáástsoh yiziłígíí biyi' dí̜í̜’góó yoołkááłgóó naaltsoos dildoní da’diłdon łeh," which means, "On the 4th of July, people usually pop fireworks."

The breakdown:
Ya'iishjáástsoh: July
Yiziłígíí': that month
Biyi': in it
Dí̜í̜’góó: the 4th
Yoołkááłgóó: on that day
Naaltsoos dildoní: fireworks
Da'diłdon: they pop/explode them
Łeh: usually

Enjoy this word of the day & Happy 4th of July! :-)

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