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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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