Translate short English text into Navajo (Diné bizaad) or paste Navajo to get English. Built for learners, families and the curious - with an honest note that AI is still learning this language, so important words deserve a Diné speaker's eye.
Navajo is spoken by the Diné, whose Navajo Nation spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. It is one of the most widely spoken Native American languages in the United States, and in World War II the Navajo Code Talkers used it to send messages that were never broken. Navajo belongs to the Athabaskan (Na-Dene) family. It is tonal, marked with accents for high tone (á), hooks for nasal vowels (ą), an apostrophe for the glottal stop and the special letter ł, and its verbs pack a whole sentence of meaning into one word. Fewer children are learning it at home than in the past, and many Diné families, schools and community programs work hard to keep it strong. This translator is a learning aid, not a replacement for those speakers and teachers.
A short, carefully chosen list of well-known words. Pronunciations are rough English approximations - Navajo has sounds and tones English does not, so listening to a Diné speaker is the best way to learn them.
Navajo has far less text online than English or Spanish, which makes it hard for any AI. We think the respectful thing is to be useful and clear about the limits.
Type English to get Navajo, or paste Navajo text and swap to English to understand it. Short, simple sentences give the best results.
Output uses the standard Navajo alphabet with tone marks (á), nasal hooks (ą), glottal-stop apostrophes and ł, ready to paste anywhere that supports Unicode.
Compare simple English sentences with Navajo to notice patterns - then check what you learn with a teacher, class or fluent speaker.
AI translation into Navajo is much less reliable than into major languages. We say so plainly, especially for names, ceremonial words and anything permanent.
Upload or paste a photo of printed text, review the recognised words, then translate. Navajo diacritics can be misread, so check the text before translating.
Copy the result with all its diacritics intact. Read-aloud uses your device's voices, which usually do not include a Navajo voice.
Light, curious and learning-focused uses work best. For anything that matters deeply, go to a Diné speaker.
Look up basic greetings and thanks, then practise the sounds with recordings or a fluent speaker.
Many Diné families have elders who speak Navajo and younger members who are learning. Use rough translations as a starting point for conversation, not the final word.
Paste a short Navajo passage and swap to English to understand roughly what it says. Treat the result as a gist, not an exact translation.
Curious about the Code Talkers or about how Navajo verbs work? Try short phrases and compare - just keep expectations realistic.
Three habits that make AI output more useful for a low-resource language.
Navajo verbs are complex and long English sentences multiply the chance of errors. Translate one short, simple sentence at a time.
When pasting Navajo, keep every tone mark, nasal hook, apostrophe and ł. Without them, words become ambiguous or turn into different words.
For a name, a tattoo, a sign, a school project, a ceremony or anything printed, ask a fluent Diné speaker or a Navajo language teacher to confirm it.
Free and no sign-up. Start with a greeting, learn a few words - and take what matters to a Diné speaker.