Countries
Japan
  
United States of America
  
National Language
Japan
  
United States of America
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
  
North America
  
Minority Language
Palau
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
Similar To
Korean Language
  
Apache Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kana
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
Ahéhee'
  
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
  
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
  
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
  
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
Yá'át'ééh abíní
  
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
T'aa shoodi
  
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
Not available
  
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
Hágoónee’
  
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
Ayóó ánííníshí
  
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
Shoohá
  
Dialect 1
Sanuki
  
Navajo1
  
Where They Speak
Kagawa
  
Arizona
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hakata
  
Navajo2
  
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
  
New Mexico
  
Dialect 3
Kansai
  
Navajo3
  
Where They Speak
kansai
  
Utah
  
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million
  
14
1.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
128.00 million
  
9
1.70 million
  
99+
Native Name
日本語
  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Navaho
  
French Name
japonais
  
navaho
  
German Name
Japanisch
  
Navajo-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Navajo people
  
Origin
1185
  
1500 CE
  
Language Family
Japonic Family
  
Dené–Yeniseian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Athapascan
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Japanese
  
Navajo
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
  
Navajo Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ja
  
nv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
jpn
  
nav
  
ISO 639 2/B
jpn
  
nav
  
ISO 639 3
jpn
  
nav
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1643
  
nava1243
  
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
  
Japanese and Navajo Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Japanese and Navajo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Navajo language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Navajo word for "Thank You" is Ahéhee'. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Navajo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Navajo Difficulty
The Japanese vs Navajo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Navajo Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Japanese and Navajo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Navajo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Navajo time required is 88 weeks.