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Language code: nav

Technical information about ISO 639 language code nav

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The table below provides technical details for the Navaho, Navajo language, designated by the nav code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

nav

Name

Official

Navaho, Navajo

Native

Diné bizaad

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Western NavajoEastern NavajoNorthern NavajoSoutheastern Navajo
Related languages
Western ApacheMescalero-Chiricahua ApacheJicarilla ApacheLipan ApachePlains Apache
Key facts
Most widely spoken Native American language in the United StatesFamous for the WWII Navajo Code Talkers who used it to create an unbreakable field cipherHighly polysynthetic verbs can encode subject, object, tense, aspect and mood in one wordThe language is tonal and distinguishes oral vs. nasal vowelsIt lacks a standalone verb “to be”—states are expressed with descriptive verbs instead
Sample phrase

Yáʼátʼééh, haash yinilyé?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Navaho, Navajo language, identified by the code nav, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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