New Mexico Geological Society Downloaded from: http://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/guidebooks/54 A Navajo-English thesaurus of geological terms Alfred Blackhorse, Steven Semken, and Perry Charley, 2003, pp. 103-107 in: Geology of the Zuni Plateau, Lucas, Spencer G.; Semken, Steven C.; Berglof, William; Ulmer-Scholle, Dana; [eds.], New Mexico Geological Society 54th Annual Fall Field Conference Guidebook, 425 p. This is one of many related papers that were included in the 2003 NMGS Fall Field Conference Guidebook. Annual NMGS Fall Field Conference Guidebooks Every fall since 1950, the New Mexico Geological Society (NMGS) has held an annual Fall Field Conference that explores some region of New Mexico (or surrounding states). Always well attended, these conferences provide a guidebook to participants. Besides detailed road logs, the guidebooks contain many well written, edited, and peer-reviewed geoscience papers. 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New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 54th Field Conference, Geology of the Zuni Plateau, 2003, p. 103-107. 103 A NAVAJO-ENGLISH THESAURUS OF GEOLOGICAL TERMS ALFRED BLACKHORSE1, STEVEN SEMKEN1, AND PERRY CHARLEY2 1WERC Navajo Dryland Environments Laboratory and 2Uranium Education Program, Division of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Diné College, Shiprock, Navajo Nation, New Mexico 87420-0580, [email protected] ABSTRACT.— A bilingual Navajo-English thesaurus of selected common geological and related terms is presented here for the use of geoscien- tists and geoscience educators who work on or near the Navajo Nation, or who have an interest in Navajo ethnogeology. INTRODUCTORY NOTE Caves (Rock) ts¢’¡¡n, ts¢n¶¶’ Celestial space y¡’™™sh Most people who are not fl uent speakers of the Diné (Navajo) Cell hin¡¡h ats’¶¶s yee had¶t’¢ii dºº yee hin¡n¶g¶¶ language fi nd it diffi cult to enunciate; and, as Navajo was pre- Cement ts¢ n¡¡dleeh¶, ts¢ n¡dleeh¶ dominantly an oral language until the mid-20th Century (Acrey, Clay bis, hasht¬’ish dits’id¶ 1994), many fl uent speakers do not read or write it. As these issues Clay (Blue) bis doot¬’izh cannot be addressed in this thesaurus, those interested in learning Clay (Red) bis ¬ichx¶’¶, ¬eezh ¬ichx¶’¶ more about the language are encouraged to consult the compre- Clay (White) dleesh, bis ¬igaa¶, ¬eezh ¬igaa¶ hensive grammar and dictionary by Young and Morgan (1987), the Cliff ts¢ `t’i’¶ abridged dictionary by Austin and Lynch (1983), or to contact the Clouds k’os Center for Diné Studies at Diné College, Shiprock, New Mexico. Clouds (Dark) k’osdi¬hi¬ Coal ¬eejin, ts¢k–‘ COMMON GEOLOGICAL AND RELATED TERMS IN Coal mine ¬eejin haag¢¢d, ts¢k–‘ haag¢¢d ENGLISH AND NAVAJO Coal miner ¬eejin haig¢d¶ Coke ¬eejin bit’¢¢zh Abalone shell diichi¬¶ Combustible ¬ikon Adobe bis Comet s–‘tsoh jºhanaa’¢¶ yin¡alwo¬¶g¶¶ Agate tsé bee n¡tsee¬ Concrete ts¢ n¡dleeh¢ Air n¶¬ch’i Concretions or fossils ts¢ d¶n¶s¢ Alcohol tº ¬ikon¶ Constellation s–‘¬¡n¶ Alkaline ¬eey¡¡n, tááníí’ (Big Dipper) Ursa Major n¡hook–s bika’ Aluminum b¢¢sh ‘¡daaszººl¶g¶¶, b¢¢sh ‘¡szºl¶ Cassiopeia n¡hook–s bi’¡¡d Amber ts¢j¢¢’ Contaminate ‘ah¶diich’aa¬ Ammonia ‘azee’ y¶lchªªh¶g¶¶ Contamination ‘i’niiy££’ Aragonite hadahoniye’ Copper b¢¢sh ¬ich¶i’ii Arroyo bikooh, ch¡shk’eh Copper ore ts¢ bib¢¢zh¬ich¶’¶ Arsenic b¢¢sh ¬ib¡h¡ Coral (Red) ts¢¬ch¶¶’, yoo’¬ich¶’¶ Asteroid s–’ astse’ Corrosion tº b¢¢sh yiy£™go Astronomer s–‘ nei¬kaahiis Corundum, carborundum, whetstone ts¢ b¢¢sh bee daak’aash¶g¶¶ Astronomy s–’ naalkaah, Crater h¡¡dahazts’aa’ y¡di¬hi¬ bee hadilyaa¶g¶¶ naalkaah Crest bigh££’ Atmosphere ni¬ch’i Crevice (in the rock) ts¢k’iz Azurite ‘adisht¬’ish Crystal tségh¡di’n¶d¶nii Bark ah¡sht’ººzh, ‘ak¡sht’ººzh Crystalline (as clear water) ni¬tºl¶, ni¬ts’¶l¶ Blue ochre ts¢ bee diilt¬’ish Crystalline basement rocks ni’bit¬¡¡h ts¢ n¶t’i’ Bluff deez’¡ Dam be’ek’id, d¡’deest¬’in Bone ts’in Dark (ness) chaha¬hee¬ Boulder, large rock ts¢tsoh Dawn hayoo¬k¡¡¬ Brass b¢¢sh ¬itsoii Decay di¬dz¶¶d, d¶¶¬dzid yileeh Bronze b¢¢sh ¬ich¶’ii Deposit (e.g., coal, ore) hadadeesk–‘ Butte dahask£, ts¢l¡n¶, ts¢ si’£ Dew or dewdrop adah too’, dahtoo’ Canyon ts¢kooh, tséyi’ Dike (Mafic) ts¢zhin ‘¶¶’¡h¶, ch¢zhin ‘¶¶’¡h¶ Carbon dioxide n¶¬ch’i d¶¶’id¶g¶¶ Ditch, canal, trench ¬eeyi’¶geed, tº y¶geed, y¶ldzis Career hanaanish, Domed (laccolithic) mountain dzi¬ n¡hoozi¬ii hanaanish bee iin¡ ¡j¶¬’¶inii, Dry (area) hºº¬tseii naanish bee iin¡ nijii¬dee¬ii Dry (climate) n¡h¡lts¡¡h 104 BLACKHORSE, SEMKEN AND CHARLEY Dust ¬eezh, b¢’¢shjo¬, ¬eezh dibah¶ (arc) n¡zhahgo ¶dzoo¶g¶¶ Dust level ¬eezh dahoojo¬ ¡n¢elt’e’¶g¶¶ (circumference) ab™™h ah¢¢’¶dzoo¶g¶¶ Earth nahasdz¡¡n, ni’, ni’asdzáán, (oval) h¡¡hideeneez ni’hasdzáán, nihosdz¡¡n, (rectangle) heeneez ni’hosdz¡¡n, ni’nahasdz¡¡n, (diagonal) nish’n¡¡d§∞’go naanii dºº yaago ¶dzo nohosdzáán (apex) dahats’os Earth’s atmosphere nahasdz¡¡n bii n¶¬ch’ih (right angle) nish’n¡¡j¶go ¶dzo Earth’s core nahasdz¡¡n biiniih, nahosdz¡¡n bij¢¶ (right triangle) t¡a’go yist¬’ah Earthquake ni’ naha’n¡ni’ nihi’n¡¡h, (hypotenuse) nisht¬’ad§∞’go naaniigo dºº ni’n¡hidi’n¡¡h, ni’ ndaha’n¡n¶g¶¶ yaago ¶dzo East ha’a’aah Glucose ch’iy¡¡n n¡¡lk™™d bee jiin¡n¶g¶¶ Electrical discharge atsiniltl’ish k’aa’ Gold ºolaa Electrical storm ’dilch’il, n’dilch’il Gravel, small stones ts¢z¢¶, ts¢ y¡zh¶ Electricity atsinilt¬’ish Gravity ºhonaa’¢¶ bii’ tsa’jilgish bik™’ Elevation dah, hódah, wºdahgo Ground ni’, ¬eeshtah Ellipse n¡zb™sgo heeneez Ground level nihookáá, nohok¡¡ Energy bee adziilí, bee hwiin¢¶y¶g¶¶ Groundwater ¬eeyi’to, tº biy¡¡zh, tºh¡¡lª Environment bee ah¢¢hool’¡ii, bee hahod¶t’¢ii, Gypsum dleesh, ¬eezh ¬igaa¶ bee ho¬ hahod¶t’¢ii, in¡haazl¡ii Gypsum (Crystalline, Selenite) ts¢ts’ag¶ Environment and ecology hºzh≠–go iin¡ Hammer bee atsid¶ Enzyme ats’¶¶s yee noos¢¬¶g¶¶ Hail `lº Erosion (by wind and water) tº dºº n¶yol ‘ooshas¶g¶¶ Heat bee dahoozdo, hado, niishg¡¡h Erosion of layered rocks yizhosh Heavy water tº nidaaz Erupt (lava from a volcano) hada’nilghaash Helix hahoots’ee’ Explode deesd––h, diishd––h Hematite or Red Ochre ch¶¶h Explosive dildon Hexagon hast££gºº ‘adeez’¡ Extract biyi’d§§’ hahag¢edgo, High elevation h¡¡hdi shªª, hódah, hót’ááh, yát’ááh biyi’d§§’hahaly¢ego, Hogback ts¢ yik’¡¡n biyi’§§’ hajiil¢ego Hopi Buttes Volcanic Field ts¢zhin bii’ Fall aak’eego, aak’eeh Horizon (below ground line) n¶k’ashb™™h Fault ‘a’¡t’e’, b™™h¡gi ‘¡t’¢ii, ba’¡t’e’ (above ground line) y¡k’ashb™™h Fire k–‘ Hurricane tºnteel bikaah n¶yoltsoh Flammable ¬ikon Ice tin Flesh ‘ats•’ Iodine ‘azee’ ‘adi¬id¶, ‘azee’ ‘adi¬id¶ ¬izhin¶g¶¶ Flint or arrowhead b¢¢sh, b¢¢sh ast’ogii, ts¢’¡wºz¶ Iron b¢¢sh doot¬’izh Fog ‘¡¡h, ‘¡h¶ Iron (cast) b¢¢sh dit’ºdí Folding of rocks (gentle) ‘ah££h niily¢ Iron ore ch¶¶h doot¬’izh, ts¢ ndaaz Food chain ch’iiy¡¡n, ch’iiy¡¡n n¶danidl¶inii, Jet (black gemstone) b¡¡shzhinii ch’iiy¡¡n n¶doodlee¬ii Lake be’ek’id, tó dah siyª Frost shoh Land k¢yah Galaxy s–‘ dah naas jaa’¶g¶¶, y¡ di¬xi¬ hon¶’¡¡n Landslide hodich••h Geology ts¢ na’alkaah Lava, trap rock, malpais ts¢zhin, ch¢zhin Geologist ni’ bit¬’¡ahdi ‘ahoot’¢ii ndei¬kaah¶g¶¶, tsé ndei¬kaah¶g¶¶ Lava flow (viscous, congealed) ts¢zhin ndaneezhy∞∞zh¶ Geometrical Figures a¬hida’diidzo dºº n¶da’asdzo¶g¶¶ Lava plug, volcanic neck ts¢zhin ‘¶¶’¡h¶, ch¢zhin ‘¶¶’¡h¶ (obtuse angle) a¬hi’diidzo Lead béésh dilyíhí, b¢¢sh dit’óódígíí, dilyªh¶ (triangle) t¡¡’gºº yist¬’ah Lead concentrations b¢¢sh doot¬’izh tº bitahgºº ¡n¢elt’e’¶g¶¶ (base) ayaadi ¶dzoo¶g¶¶ Lead contamination b¢¢sh doot¬’izh bil¡¡hgºº tº bitah silª•’go (acute angle) h¡¡hideeneezgo yist¬’ah Leaf ‘at’™™’ (square) dik’£ Life ‘iin¡ (side) b¡¡¬k’iiz, b¶ighahgi Light ‘adin¶d¶¶n (circle) n¡sb™s, n¶maz Lightning ashgish, ’atsinilt¬ish (diameter) a¬n¶¶’ gºne’ ¶dzo, a¬ts’££dzo Lignite ¬eejin (center) a¬n¶¶’ Limestone (burnt; quicklime) ts¢ d¶¶lid (radius) a¬n¶¶’ dºº bib™™hj•’ ¶dzoo¶g¶¶, Lines da’¶dzo tsin sit£h n¡h¡sb™s (straight line) k’¢h¢zdongo ¶dzo (section) bits’¡t’¡n¶g¶¶ (perpendicular lines) n¡h¡st¬’ahgi a¬hida’diidzo A NAVAJO-ENGLISH THESAURUS OF GEOLOGICAL TERMS 105 (curves) n¡zhahgo nida’asdzo Ochre (Black) ¬eejin, ts¢k–‘ (parallel lines) a¬h™™h da’¶dzo Ochre