"Łį́į́ʼ haash wolyé?"

Translation:What is the horse's name?

February 8, 2019

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Bluthund

I think a couple of hints on how the words are pronounced might be helpful. I have no idea what Łíí would sound like. Does it sound like a Polish Ł? Do the accents on the i's denote a rising tone? Is Navajo a tonal language at all?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/bdschwant

The struck "L" is pronounced like Welsh "ll". The hooks on the vowels represent nasalization. High tone on both vowels and a glottal stop at the end. Navajo has high and low tone, rising and falling on long vowels.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/IBelieveDuoHasSh

This is as far as I'll go without sound! Thanks for your efforts! Let us know when you add more sound recordings, please. Thanks again


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Monsterbob01

What is the difference between haash yinelye and haash wolye will someone please explain to me


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/aztecprincess

Why Wolfe and not yinlye

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