Project ENABLE: Enriching Navajo As a Biology Language for Education

Alternate Language Names

Navaho, Diné bizaad, Naabeehó bizaad.

Region

Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, United States.

Who

Sterling Martin (Diné scientist); Delphine McThomas (Diné speaker); Doris McThomas (Diné Elder); Frank Morgan (Diné Linguist); Susana Wadgymar; Joanna Bundus; Ira Fich.

Others Involved

Duhon (logo design); Gil Martinez (logo digitization); Dakota Mace (background and diagrams); Ryan Corcoran, Sean Klein, and Joel Serre (copy editing); The Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, Nicky Bowman – PhD-Bowman Performance Consulting, Native American Languages Preservation Grant (funding); Monica Macaulay – PhD, Bianca Nolde-Lopez (special thanks).

Publishing Information

This is a digital dictionary that doesn’t display any information on launch or update dates. Based on the News section of the website, this online dictionary was launched in 2021.

How People are Cited

People are cited by name in the About section of the website. This section includes short bios for the main contributors in Navajo and English.

How Information is Cited

This dictionary does not cite the source of any of its information.

Where is Information Coming from

Information is most likely coming from the Navajo speaking Elders and contributors listed on the About page.

Tools and Framework used

This is an online multimedia dictionary. Audio is included for some entries.

Access

This dictionary is open access.

Included Languages and Directionality

Navajo to English, English to Navajo.

Dialects Included

No dialect is specified for this dictionary.

Type of Dictionary

This is a bilingual, bidirectional, science dictionary.

How are Entries Organised

Entries are organized alphabetically Navajo to English by default. The translation direction can be switched to English to Navajo by clicking on the two arrows at the top of the page.

Entries include a definition of the term in both English and Navajo, as well as a literal translation of the Navajo entry.

Other Features