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Japanese vs Navajo


Navajo vs Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
United States of America   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
99   
40
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
14   
4
34   
24

Scripts
Kana   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
1.70 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
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   

History

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
8   
8
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Navajo Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Japanese and Navajo Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Navajo language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Navajo language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 whereas history of Navajo language states that this language originated in 1500 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Japanese and Navajo Language History.

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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.

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