Friday, July 8, 2011

Songs in Navajo

In the meantime, here's an example of the Navajo language being used in song:


(Sorry for no translation but the song is generally about how beautiful it is and a blessing it is to have a new baby in the world)

I post this particular song because I recently met my new niece. At the little lunch my family had we were talking about there's not that many children's lullaby/rhymes in Navajo. And the only one that we could all refer to is this one:


So that was interesting to think about, especially since the first year of a child's life is probably the most important time to establish the foundations for any language learning. If only more of these rhymes could be distributed...

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