big

From Proto-Athabaskan *-wə̓t̕.
Cognates: Navajo -bid, Plains Apache -bid.

shibig

bibig


non

Cognates: Navajo nooʼ, Chiricahua nun, Mescalero nun, Plains Apache nǫǫ.


zas

From Proto-Athabaskan *yəx̣s.
Cognates: Navajo yas, Chiricahua zas, Jicarilla zas, Plains Apache zas.


noi

Cognates: Navajo nooʼ, Chiricahua non, Mescalero non, Plains Apache nǫǫ.


gad

cedar or juniper tree, especially Juniperus deppeana.


sig

From Proto-Athabaskan *-x̯ɑ̓t. Cognates include Navajo sid, Mescalero sįh.


shid

From Proto-Athabaskan *-x̯ɑ̓t. Cognates: Navajo sid, Mescalero sįh.


jaa

From Proto-Athabaskan *-džəɣeʼ. Cognates: Navajo -jaa’, Chiricahua -jaa, Jicarilla -jaa, Plains Apache -jaghe.

shijaa

bijaa


yoo

From Proto-Athabaskan *yu·ʔ. Cognates include Navajo yooʼ, Chiricahua yoo, Lipan yoo, Plains Apache zhoo.

shiyo’

biyo’


sis

From Proto-Athabaskan *səx. Cognate with Navajo sis, Chiricahua sis, Jicarilla sis, Plains Apache sis.


sid

From Proto-Athabaskan *-x̯ɑ̓t.
Cognates: Navajo sid, Mescalero sįh.


kaz

bikaz


-bid

From Proto-Athabaskan *-wə̓tʼ. Compare Navajo -bid, Plains Apache -bid.

shibid (“my belly”)

bibid (“her/his/their belly”)


dleesh

Ultimately from Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“dirt”).


yałtiʼbeeʼizhi

'speaking with names', a means of communicating in which the speaker uses place names for their evocative qualities in order to relay messages poetically and somewhat surreptitiously


gozhǫǫ doleeł

'pleasantness and goodness will be forthcoming'


kʼaaʼ

From Proto-Athabaskan *-q’aʔ, cognates include Navajo kʼaaʼ and Chipewyan k’á.


naʼchagi

[nàʔtʃʰàkɪ̀]


chʼini

/tʃɪ̃˨nɪ̃˦ː/


tudiłhiłi

[tʊ˨˩˥d̪i˨˩˥ɬhɪ˨˥˩ɬi˦]


yídiłig

[jídɪ́ɬɪ́kʰ]


itsáłigai

[ɪ̀tsʰáɬɪ̀kàɪ̀]


dzitł ndeʼyú

[dzɪ̀l̥ ɪ̀néːjó]


in nayeehí

[ɪ̀nẽ̀ːnɑ̀jeí]


hishtłish

[hɪ̀ʃtl̥ɪ̀ʃ]


hishtłish

[hɪ̀ʃtl̥ɪ̀ʃ]


tʼabįhgo

[tʼàpɪ̃̀hkò]


dasáhndi

[dɑ˨sɑ̃ːn˦ɾĩ˨]


Dziłtʼaadn

[dzɪ̀ɬtɑ́ːdǹ̩]


tʼąązhįʼ

[tʼã̀ːʒɪ̃̀ʔ]


gochʼitał

[kòtʃʼɪ̀tʰàɬ]


łibaa

[ɬi˨˩˥bɑ̃ː˦]


hayaazhiʼ

[hɑ˨jɑː˨ʒĩ˨˩˥]


eʼiléhí

[iː˨lɛ˦˥˩ʔi˦]


hidląąnhí

[hɪ˨d̥lɑ̃˦nĩ˦]


izaʼá

[ɪ́tsɑ́ʔɑ́ʔ]


ikʼahkǫʼí

[ɪ̀kʼàhkʰõ̀ʔɪ́]


dahnídah

to rattle (of boxes in the back of a vehicle)


tubąąyú

[tʊ˦˩˥baɪ˦jo˦]


tsénchóʼ

[tsɛ̀n̥tʃóʔ]


deʼdoljéég

[tɛ̀ʔtòltʃéːk]


tsinaʼeełí

[tsĩ˦nɑ˦ʔɛ˨ɬi˨]


íkʼéʼidlishé

stinkbug, pinacate beetle (genus Eleodes)


detʼį nchį

[tetʰɪ̃ ntʃʰɪ̃]


bésh diwozhi

[bɛ́ʃ díwóʒí]


tazhikʼáné

[taʒ˨i˨˩˥kɑ̃n˦ɛ̃˦]


tséé

From Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ, from Proto-Na-Dene *caj.


jaadi

Antilocapra americana
Antilocapra americana#Translingual

The antelope or, more specifically, the pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.


dábikʼeh

[da˨bɪ˨˥˩kʰɛ̈ː˨˥˩]


Kǫʼ Bąąh Náłkʼas

head

Kǫʼ Bąąh Náłkʼas


tłʼéʼgonaʼáí

tłʼéʼgonaʼáí

[tɬʼéʔkonaʔáɪ́]


dełichíʼé

[teɬɪtʃʰɪ́ʔé]


dotłʼizhihíí

[totʰɬʔɪʒɪxɪ́ː]


iłtį́ʼtsį́h

[ɪɬtʰɪ̃́ʔtsʰɪ̃́x]


túnálį́į́’

[tʰúnálɪ̃́ːʔ]


tábąą dijágé

[tʰápãː tɪtʃʰáké]


xá ndé hntsʼa

do you speak Apache?
do you speak Apache?


Gołkizhn

"Spotted on top people" or "marked on the ground people"

Canyon Creek Band of Cibecue Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Tsékʼáádn

San Carlos Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Ichʼįʼ Nahiłtį́į́

Ichʼįʼ Nahiłtį́į́

Eastern White Mountain Band (of Western Apache people)


Tʼiisibaan

Pinaleño or Pinal Band of San Carlos Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Dishchiid'ń

Cibecue Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Dziłghą́ʼé

"Base of mountain people or foot of the mountain people or side of mountain people"

Cibecue Band of Cibecue Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Gochaaha

Francisco; historical chief of the Eastern White Mountain Band and childhood Mexican captive


Łįįnábáha dinéʼiʼ

Łįįnábáha dinéʼiʼ

Western White Mountain Band (of Western Apache people)


Polone

Eastern White Mountain Apache chief succeeding Esh-kel-dah-sila from 1873


Tłʼohkʼadigain Bikoh Indee

"Canyon of the row of white canes people"

Carrizo band of Cibecue Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Dilzhę́’é

Dil Zhęʼé Band of Tonto Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Tsee Zhinnee

"Dark rocks people" or "black rocks people"

Arivaipa or Aravaipa Band of San Carlos Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Nadah Dogalniné

Apache Peaks Band of San Carlos Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Eskiltesela

Esh-kel-dah-sila; most respected and prominent Eastern White Mountain Apache chief in history


Dził Łigai Si'án N'dee

White Mountain Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Alchisay

William Alchesay; Western Apache war hero and Medal of Honor recipient


Tsé Nołtłʼizhn'

Mazatzal Band of Tonto Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Bailish

Bylas; historical chief of the Eastern White Mountain Band, namesake of the settlement of Bylas


Dotłʼizhi HaʼitʼIndee

Mormon Lake Band of Tonto Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Tú Dotłʼizh Indee

Fossil Creek Band of Tonto Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Dasziné Dasdaayé Indee

Bald Mountain Band of Tonto Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Tsandee Dotʼán

"It is placed alone beside the fire people"

San Carlos Band of San Carlos Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Dilzhé`e

Tonto Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


Tsé Hichii Indee

Oak Creek Band of Tonto Apache Tribe (of Western Apache people)


xá k’uu chéódá

do you need to use the bathroom
do you need to use the bathroom


nabil

Cognate with Jicarilla biił (-biili) from Spanish automóvil.


bínii’

face of car (area from windshield to hood to bumper)


tsįnagháí ánʼááhí

tsįnagháí ánʼááhí


chʼił kʼę́ʼé

chʼił kʼę́ʼé


nantʼán

boss, chairman, president, chief, foreman, king


gídí dziłkáʼyú gólííní

gídí dziłkáʼyú gólííní


łį́į́ʼ hadikʼéké

łį́į́ʼ hadikʼéké


nanilzheegé

saguaro fruit (fruit of the saguaro cactus)


kįh biyiʼ daʼchʼokąąhí

Literally, "the house in which they worship"


bigháń háʼááhí

bigháń háʼááhí


cowid ńgóstʼáítsʼádah

From: English Covid and Western Apache ńgóstʼáítsʼádah “nineteen”


łį́į́’ na’iłbąąsí

łį́į́’ na’iłbąąsí


nantʼaʼ chʼah kah naghaa

Literally: crown “nantʼaʼ chʼah” (from: metal “nantʼaʼ” + hat “chʼah”) sickness “kah naghaa”


-jád

Cognate with White Mountain Western Apache, Bylas Western Apache -jág; Navajo -jáád; Mescalero -jádí; Chiricahua -jáde; Jicarilla -jádi.


kaah

Cognate with Mescalero kaa; Chiricahua kaa; Navajo ka 'sickly' (adverbial particle).


tú silááda

tú (water) + silááda (soldier) Literally: water soldier


yaaʼ tú silááda

yaaʼ (sky) tú silááda (marine) Literally: sky marine

commando, navy SEAL, special forces, legionnaire