"Shí nalí asdzaan"
Translation:My paternal grandmother
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Btw also so many things wrong with this program. People here who have never heard a native speaker will be lost when they hear what the language actually sounds like in comparison to just reading the words on a screen.
Yáʼátʼééh! The Duo Team has already said the audio will be added, together with more advanced skills. Meanwhile, I am looking for more resources, as the audio in www.navajowotd.com
Audio in Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/navajowotd
Please, be patient. :)
Ahéhee' Diego! I like this one also: http://www.gomyson.com/boykinship.html Although some noums are different, the pronunciation is very clear. Very helpful, at least for me
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According to Wiktionary, nalí asdzaan means "paternal grandmother" and asdzaan means elderly woman. It doesn't quite say this, but at least in this case it implies nalí appears to mean paternal. Often the paternal kinship terms are a lot vaguer than the maternal ones, since your maternal relatives are your "real" relatives, the way Navajo defines your lineage.
