Comments on: Navajo: The Most Popular Native American Language

By: Lance

Lance — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:41:30 +0000

Its a very interesting subject, also very sensitive… I’m Navajo veteran of the Iraq war served with the Marines. I traveled throughout the Pacific and learning the Japanese and Korean language. Some words are similiar with the same meaning… surpised me! But I think the theory behind the Bering Strait is silly… I’d like to see the people whom believe such a theory cross it themselves. Its pretty far and long trip with harsh winter. The Northern Tribes have a story to tell of their own… the ocean water level was far low. Low enough to travel and have another civilization under what is now the Pacific Ocean. Quite interesting… science has its set backs and its limits. Japanese and Koreans have their own creation stories… as do we. But our language is nearly alike, for instance… Japanese refer to themselves in their native tongue as Nihongo. Navajo in our native tongue refer to ourselves as Nahbeeho… almost alike, very interesting. I think its best to know the people of the pacific and south west tribes before jumping to conclusion. I was eating with friends at a restaurant in Japan… I had left my wallet behind after finishing. A japanese women quickly ran after me to return it saying “Kodeh!”. I understood it… my jaw dropped. Asking for directions… “Kojeh goh!”. Its the same… Navajo and Japanese. But Navajo have not yet perfect this tongue to modern day world like the Japanese. I hope that someday our Pacific Family reunites.

By: Scott Shuster

Scott Shuster — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:27:52 +0000

Hey Jimmy – (or anyone!) did you ever discover any more about the Sumerian connection? I remember hearing long ago (1990s?) that a Korean student in Arizona had heard the Navajo language on the radio — AM 620, audible in Phoenix — and had recognized quite a number of Korean words, giving credence to the concept that the migration across the Bering Strait of 8000-10,000 years ago had consisted of persons from Ancient Korea. I never heard more about this and have been unable to find a citation about it on the internet. If anyone knows about this I would love to hear from you at scott@scottshuster.com. Thanks – !

By: Jimmy Bahe Billie Yazzie Begaye III

Jimmy Bahe Billie Yazzie Begaye III — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:09:18 +0000

Thank you for posting this, I am Navajo Myself and this web page is very informative.
I stumble upon this page researching link between the Navajo language and ancient Sumerian language. I remember reading a newspaper article (Ancient text found in Iraq similar to Navajo language)about this subject some time back ,and been trying to search for the article itself and more info.
I have done some research about the text, and apparently modern day Iraq was once Ancient Sumeria.
Any info would help.