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Navajo and Japanese


Japanese and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Japan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
United States of America   
Japan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
North America   
Asia, Pacific   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Palau   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Apache Language   
Korean Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
99   
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
34   
24
14   
4

Scripts
Latin   
Kana   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
ありがとう (Arigatō)   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
おはよう (Ohayō)   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   

Sorry
Not available   
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
さようなら (Sayōnara)   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
すみません (Sumimasen)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Sanuki   

Where They Speak
Arizona   
Kagawa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,000,000.00   
28

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
Hakata   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Fukuoka   

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Kansai   

Where They Speak
Utah   
kansai   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
31   
25

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.90 %   
10

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
128.00 million   
9

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
日本語   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Not Available   

French Name
navaho   
japonais   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Japanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Japanese (Yamato)   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
1185   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Japonic Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Japanese   

Language Position
Not Available   
8   
8

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Signed Japanese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
ja   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
jpn   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
jpn   

ISO 639 3
nav   
jpn   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
nucl1643   

Linguasphere
No data available   
45-CAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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All Navajo and Japanese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Navajo and Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Japanese Speaking population

Navajo and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Navajo and Japanese on Navajo vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Japanese Language Codes

Navajo and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Navajo and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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