Navajo Code Talkers’ Dictionary (c.1945) Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-4.htm English Navajo Literal Meaning I A-CHI INTESTINE N A-CHIN NOSE RAILHEAD A-DE-GEH-HI SHIPPING POINT YARD A-DEL-TAHL YARD EXECUTE A-DO-NIL EXECUTE RELIEF AGANH-TOL-JAY RELIEF TRANSPORTATION A-HAH-DA-A-CHA TRANSPORTATION ENGAGE A-HA-NE-HO-TA AGREED AS AHCE AS PROTECT AH-CHANH SELF DEFENSE DESPERATE AH-DA-AH-HO-DZAH DOWN TO LAST DEMOLITION AH-DEEL-TAHI BLOW UP DETONATOR AH-DEEL-TAHI (OR) BLOWN UP EXPLOSIVE AH-DEL-TAHI (E) EXPLOSIVE AT AH-DI AT IMPACT A-HE-DIS-GOH IMPACT ACTION AH-HA-TINH PLACE OF ACTION ACTIVITY AH-HA-TINH-Y ACTION ENDING IN Y CIRCUIT AH-HEH-HA-DAILH CIRCUIT CONTACT AH-HI-DI-DAIL COME TOGETHER CONSOLIDATE AH-HIH-HI-NIL PUT TOGETHER RETIRE AH-HOS-TEEND RETIRE CONDITION AH-HO-TAI HOW IT IS L AH-JAD LEG E AH-JAH EAR QUESTION AH-JAH EAR DIRECT AH-JI-GO DIRECT MINUTE AH-KHAY-EL-KIT-YAZZIE LITTLE HOUR DEFENSE AH-KIN-CIL-TOH DEFENSE INDIA AH-LE-GAI WHITE CLOTHES CONSTRUCT AHL-NEH TO MAKE R AH-LOSZ RICE LEADER AH-NA-GHAI LEADER E AH-NAH EYE SPORADIC AH-NA-HO-NEIL NOW AND THEN ELEMENT AH-NA-NAI TROOP REPRESENTING OTHERS FORTIFICATION AH-NA-SOZI CLIFF DWELLING FORTIFY AH-NA-SOZI-YAZZIE SMALL FORTIFICATION INTERFERE AH-NILH-KHLAI INTERFERE 1 DRIVE AH-NOL-KAHL DRIVE SITUATE A-HO-TAY (S) SITUATE DISPOSITION A-HO-TEY DISPOSITION G AH-TAD GIRL CHARGE AH-TAH-GI-JAH CHARGE INTERPRET AH-TAH-HA-NE INTERPRET CRAFT AH-TOH NEST J AH-YA-TSINNE JAW BAZOOKA AH-ZHOL BAZOOKA CONQUER A-KEH-DES-DLIN WON V A-KEH-DI-GLINI VICTOR O A-KHA OIL MACHINE GUN A-KNAH-AS-DONIH RAPID FIRE GUN LOCATE A-KWE-EH SPOT SIMPLEX ALAH-IH-NE-TIH INNER WIRE RALLYING A-LAH-NA-O-GLALIH GATHERING DETACH AL-CHA-NIL DETACHED EXCHANGE ALH-NAHL-YAH EXCHANGE HALF TRACK ALH-NIH-JAH-A-QUHE RACE TRACK ELEVATE ALI-KHI-HO-NE-OHA ELEVATE TERRACE ALI-KHI-HO-NE-OHA (T) TERRACE SUBORDINATE AL-KHI-NAL-DZL HELPING EACH OTHER X AL-NA-AS-DZOH CROSS CROSS AL-N-AS-DZOH CROSS MISSION AL-NESHODI MISSION ATTACK AL-TAH-JE-JAY ATTACK CLASS ALTH-AH-A-TEH CLASS TYPE ALTH-AH-A-TEH TYPE COLUMN ALTH-KAY-NE-ZIH COLUMN COMBINATION AL-TKAS-EI MIXED EXTREME AL-TSAN-AH-BAHM EACH END ASSAULT ALTSEH-E-JAH-HE FIRST STRIKER PRIMARY ALTSEH-NAN-DAY-HI-GIH 1ST POSTION HOSTILE A-NAH-NE-DZIN NOT FRIENDLY SUBMIT A-NIH-LEH SEND RANGE AN-ZAH DISTANCE OPPORTUNITY ASH-GA-ALIN OPPORTUNITY DIVISION ASHIH-HI SALT INVOLVE A-TAH INVOLVOE SABOTEUR A-TKEL-EL-INI TROUBLE MAKER SABOTAGE A-TKEL-YAH HINDERED TRANSPORT ATSAH EAGLE COLONEL ATSAH-BESH-LE-GAI SILVER EAGLE 2 JANUARY ATSAH-BE-YAZ SMALL EAGLE PARENTHESIS ATSANH RIB T A-WOH TOOTH BOMB A-YE-SHI EGGS ROBOT BOMB A-YE-SHI-NA-TAH-IH EGG FLY PARTICULAR A-YO-AD-DO-NEH PARTICULAR ENVELOP A-ZAH-GI-YA ENVELOP MEDICAL A-ZAY MEDICINE ESCAPE A-ZEH-HA-GE-YAH ESCAPE HOSPITAL A-ZEY-AL-IH PLACE OF MEDICINE SUPPORT BA-AH-HOT-GLI DEPEND K BA-AH-NE-DI-TININ KEY FILE BA-EH-CHEZ FILE C BA-GOSHI COW INDICATE BA-HAL-NEH TELL ABOUT LIMIT BA-HAS-AH LIMIT IMPORTANT BA-HAS-TEH IMPORTANT ASSIGN BAH-DEH-TAHN ASSIGN SECRET BAH-HAS-TKIH SECRET RESTRICT BA-HO-CHINI RESTRICT REVETMENT BA-NAS-CLA (R) CORNER SYSTEM DI- BA-TSA-AS-ZHI-BI-TSIN SYSTEM D BE DEER SHELL BE-AL-DOH-BE-CA SHELL HIGH EXPLOSIVE BE-AL-DOH-BE-CA-BIH-DZIL- IGI POWERFUL SHELL MORTAR BE-AL-DOH-CID-DA-HI SITTING GUN RIFLEMAN BE-AL-DO-HOSTEEN RIFLEMEN ARTILLERY BE-AL-DOH-TSO-LANI MANY BIG GUNS EDGE BE-BA-HI EDGE DETAIL BE-BEH-SHA DEER TAIL DELIVER BE-BIH-ZIHDE DEER LIVER AUTHORIZE BE-BO-HO-SNEE AUTHORIZE FORM BE-CHA FORM FORMATION BE-CHA-YE-LAILH FORMATION EFFECTIVE BE-DELH-NEED EFFECTIVE ORDER BE-EH-HO-ZINI ORDER HOWITZER BE-EL-DON-TS-QUODI SHORT BIG GUN ADJACENT BE-GAHI NEAR BY BE-GHA BY NUMBER BEH-BIH-KE-AS-CHINIGH WHAT'S WRITTEN PHOTOGRAPH BEH-CHI-MA-HAD-NIL PHOTOGRAPH WEAPON BEH-DAH-A-HI-JIH-GANI FIGHTING WEAPON INITIAL BEH-ED-DE-DLID BRAND 3 SCHEDULE BEH-EH-HO-ZINI SCHEDULE COORDINATE BEH-EH-HO-ZIN-NA-AS-DZOH KNOWN LINES DOCUMENT BEH-EH-HO-ZINZ DOCUMENT AMMUNITION BEH- ELI-DOH-BE-CAH-ALI-TAS-AI AMMUNITION ADEQUATE BEH-GHA ENOUGH ANNOUNCE BEH-HA-O-DZE ANNOUNCE ALASKA BEH-HGA WITH WINTER TRACER BEH-NA-AL-KAH-HI TRACER REAR BE-KA-DENH (R) REAR OVERLAY BE-KA-HAS-TSOZ OVERLAY ACCORDING BE-KA-HO ACCORDING TO CONFERENCE BE-KE-YA-TI TALK OVER CONCEAL BE-KI-ASZ-JOLE CONCEAL A BE-LA-SANA APPLE MAXIMUM BEL-DIL-KHON FILL TO TOP AGAINST BE-NA-GNISH AGAINST JUNE BE-NE-EH-EH-JAH-TSO BIG PLANTING AUGUST BE-NEEN-TA-TSO BIG HARVEST CAPACITY BE-NEL-AH CAPACITY JULY BE-NE-TA-TSOSIE SMALL HARVEST MINIMUM BE-OH (M) MINIMUM DISPLAY BE-SEIS-NA-NEH DEER IS PLAY BARRAGE BESH-BA-WA-CHIND BARRAGE GERMANY BESH-BE-CHA-HE IRON HAT Z BESH-DO-TLIZ ZINC LIEUTENANT BESH-LEGAI-A-LAH-IH ONE SILVER BAR CAPTAIN BESH-LEGAI-NAH-KIH TWO SILVER BARS CABLE BESH-LKOH WIRE ROPE SUBMARINE BESH-LO IRON FISH BARGE BESH-NA-ELT BARGE SCREEN BESH-NA-NES-DIZI SCREEN WIRE BESH-TSOSIE SMALL WIRE FRAGMENTATION BESH-YAZZIE SMALL METAL ARMOR BESH-YE-HA-DA-DI-TEH IRON PROTECTOR DELAY BE-SITIHN DEER LAY POINT BE-SO-DE-DEZ-AHE PIG POINT SELECT BE-TAH-HAS-GLA TOOK OUT M BE-TAS-TNI MIRROR DISTRICT BE-THIN-YA-NI-CHE DEER ICE STRICT SPACE BE-TKAH BETWEEN HANDLE BET-SEEN HANDLE AERIAL BE-ZONZ STINGER APPROACH BI-CHI-OL-DAH APPROACH 4 THEIR BIH THEIR BATTERY BIH-BE-AL-DOH-TKA-IH THREE GUNS BARRIER BIH-CHAN-NI-AH IN THE WAY CASUALTY BIH-DIN-NE-DEY PUT OUT OF ACTION COMMANDING GEN. BIH-KEH-HE (G) WAR CHIEF ESTIMATE BIH-KE-TSE-HOD-DES-KEZ ESTIMATE SAT BIH-LA-SANA-CID-DA-HI APPLE SITTING ZONE BIH-NA-HAS-DZOH ZONE ISOLATE BIH-TSA-NEL-KAD SEPERATE BEFORE BIH-TSE-DIH BEFORE PREVIOUS BIH-TSE-DIH PREVIOUS BASE BIH-TSEE-DIH BASE ENLIST BIH-ZIH-A-DA-YI-LAH ENLIST AFTER BI-KHA-DI (A) AFTER ENCOUNTER BI-KHANH GO AGAINST PINNED DOWN BIL-DAH-HAS-TANH-YA PINNED DOWN CONSIST BILH (C) CONSIST WITH BILH (W) WITH WITHIN BILH-BIGIH WITH IN POSITION BILH-HAS-AHN POSITION WARNING BILH-HE-NEH (W) WARNING BEYOND BILH-LA DI DOWN BELOW OBJECTIVE BI-NE-YEI GOAL CAUSE BI-NIH-NANI CAUSE OFFENSIVE BIN-KIE-JINH-JIH-DEZ-JAY OFFENSIVE LESS BI-OH (L) LESS P BI-SO-DIH PIG PILL BOX BI-SO-DIH-DOT-SAHI-BI-TSA H SICK PIG BOX BETWEEN BI-TAH-KIZ BETWEEN CASE BIT-SAH CASE FROM BI-TSAN-DEHN FROM UNDER BI-YAH UNDER ATTEMPT BO-O-NE-TAH (A) TRY SHORT BOSH-KEESH SHORT SIDE BOSH-KEESH SIDE WOUND CAH-DA-KHI WOUND DESTROYER CA-LO SHARK Q CA-YEILTH QUIVER CHINA CEH-YEHS-BESI BRAIDED HAIR H CHA HAT MINE SWEEPER CHA BEAVER FAIL CHA-AL-EIND FAIL THE CHA-GEE BLUE-JAY 5 THEY CHA-GEE (Y) THE Y THESE CHA-GI-O-EH THE SEE VILLAGE CHAH-HO-OH-LHAN-IH MANY SHELTER AMPHIBIOUS CHAL FROG SAILOR CHA-LE-GAI WHITE CAPS TANK CHAY-DA-GAHI TORTOISE TANK DESTROYER CHAY-DA-GAHI-NAIL-TSAIDI TORTOISE KILLER AUSTRALIA CHA-YES-DESI ROLLED HAT LT. COLONEL CHE-CHIL-BE-TAH-BESH-LEG AI SILVER OAK LEAF MAJOR CHE-CHIL-BE-TAH-OLA GOLD OAK LEAF RECOMMEND CHE-HO-TAI-TAHN RECOMMEND MOTOR CHIDE-BE-TSE-TSEN CAR HEAD GASOLINE CHIDI-BI-TOH GASOLINE ENGINE CHIDI-BI-TSI-TSINE (E) ENGINE MECHANIZED CHIDI-DA-AH-HE-GONI FIGHTING CARS TRUCK CHIDO-TSO BIG AUTO D CHINDI DEVIL MECHANIC CHITI-A-NAYL-INIH AUTO REPAIRMAN WOOD CHIZ FIRE WOOD F CHUO FIR RAVINE CHUSH-KA (R) RAVINE STRAGGLER CHY-NE-DE-DAHE STRAGGLER P CLA-GI-AIH PANT OUT CLO-DIH OUT SIDE FIELD CLO-DIH (F) FIELD FLAME THROWER COH-AH-GHIL-TLID FLAME THROWER PYROTECHNIC COH-NA-CHANH FANCY FIRE TRAIN COH-NAI-ALI-BAHN-SI TRAIN COURSE CO-JI-GOH COURSE LIAISON DA-A-HE-GI-ENEH KNOW OTHER'S ACTION BATTLE DA-AH-HI-DZI-TSIO BATTLE COMBAT DA-AH-HI-JIH-GANH FIGHTING PERIOD DA-AHL-ZHIN PERIOD SEMI COLON DA-AHL-ZHIN-BI-TSA-NA-DAH L DOT DROP PERIODIC DA-AL-ZHIN-THIN-MOASI PERIOD ICE CAT UNIT DA-AZ-JAH (U) UNIT DEPART DA-DE-YAH DEPART FRANCE DA-GHA-HI BEARD T D-AH TEA LEAVE DAH-DE-YAH HE LEFT FLANK DAH-DI-KAD FLANK FIGHTER PLANE DA-HE-TIH-HI HUMMING BIRD R DAH-NES-TSA RAM 6 OBSTACLE DA-HO-DESH-ZHA OBSTACLE PERSONNEL DA-NE-LEI MEMBER PARTY DA-SHA-JAH PARTY ORIGINATE DAS-TEH-DO BEGIN CEILING DA-TEL-JAY SEAL PROBABLE DA-TSI PROBABLE ENGINEER DAY-DIL-JAH-HE ENGINEER SPAIN DEBA-DE-NIH SHEEP PAIN SQUAD DEBEH-LI-ZINI BLACK SHEEP LEAST DE-BE-YAZIE-HA-A-AH LAMB FEAST ANGLE DEE-CAHN SLANTING TEAM DEH-NA-AS-TSO-SI TEA MOUSE ASSEMBLE DE-JI-KASH BUNCH TOGETHER STRETCH DESZ-TSOOD STRETCH RAID DEZJAY RAID THIS DI THE SHACKLE DI-BAH-NESH-GOHZ SHACKLE S DIBEH SHEEP L DIBEH-YAZZIE LAMB DUMMY DI-GISS-TSO BIG DUMMY DUD DI-GISS-YAHZIE SMALL DUMMY PLASMA DIL-DI-GHILI PLASMA LEVEL DIL-KONH LEVEL BOOBY TRAP DINEH-BA-WHOA-BLEHI MAN TRAP TRANSPORT DINEH-NAY-YE-HI MAN CARRIER CAMOUFLAGE DI-NES-IH HID PURPLE DINL-CHI PURPLE CORPS DIN-NEH-IH CLAN AND DO AND UNIDENTIFIED DO-BAY-HOSEN-E UNIDENTIFIED NORMAL DOH-A-TA-H-DAH NORMAL ITALY DOH-HA-CHI-YALI-TCHI STUTTER CANNONEER BE-AL DOH-TSO-DEY-DIL-DON-IGI BIG GUN OPERATOR BULL DOZER DOLA-ALTH-WHOSH BULL SLEEP NEUTRAL DO-NEH-LINI NEUTRAL NEGATIVE DO-YA-SHO-DA NO GOOD INTENSE DZEEL STRENGTH E DZEH ELK FEED DZEH-CHI-YON FEED SET DZEH-CID-DA-HI ELK SITTING STRENGTH DZHEL STRENGTH TACTICAL E-CHIHN TACTICAL AID EDA-ELE-TSOOD AID 7 SPOTTER EEL-TSAY-I SPOTTER ENTRENCH E-GAD-AH-NE-LIH MAKE DITCH TRENCH E-GADE TRENCH ALSO EH-DO ALSO OR EH-DO-DAH-GOH EITHER INSTALL EHD-TNAH INSTALL DISEMBARK EH-HA-JAY GET OUT EMBARK EH-HO-JAY GET ON BIVOUAC EHL-NAS-TEH BRUSH SHELTER REEMBARK EH-NA-COH GO IN INCLUDE EL-TSOD INCLUDE COMMANDING OFFICER ER HASH-KAY-GI-NA-TAH WAR CHIEF RADAR ESAT-TSANH (R) LISTEN SPECIAL E-YIH-SIH MAIN THING PATROL PLANE GA-GIH CROW R GAH RABBIT RECORD GAH-AH-NAH-KLOLI R-E-ROPE ROUTE GAH-BIH-TKEEN RABBIT TRAIL RATE GAH-EH-YAHN RABBIT ATE RIDGE GAH-GHIL-KEID RABBIT RIDGE TAKE GAH-TAHN TAKE ARE GAH-TSO BIG RABBIT SEPTEMBER GHAW-JIH HALF ATTENTION GIHA ATTENTION DIVE BOMBER GINI CHICKEN HAWK WHEN GLOE-EH-NA-AH-WO-HAI WEASEL HEN W GLOE-IH WEASEL