haʼátʼíísh baa naniná

Navajo phrasebook
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Phrase

haʼátʼíísh baa naniná?

  1. how are you?

Usage notes

This phrase is not used in the same situations as it is used in English. In Navajo, it is not used as a mere pleasantry or greeting, rather an earnest inquiry into one’s health or welfare, and it may seem intrusive and pushy if there is not a sufficiently close relationship to be asking such a question. For the equivalent of the English pleasantry, see ąąʼ.

Synonyms

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