A two for one today...
Díí jį́
Today
http://navajowotd.com/post/18784670542/diiji
Literally: this day.
Use
díí jį́ to refer to today. Like previous words, you can break
díí jį́ into two other Navajo words.
Namely,
díí means this, or these. Further,
jį́ means day.
Díí jį́ éiyá Monday.
[note:
éiyá and its shorter version
éí are phonetic filler words; they’re almost like respected ‘ums’ and ‘uhhs’]
T’áá’ákwííjį́
Everyday
http://navajowotd.com/post/24492325633/t-aa-akwiijji
Today, we learn the word for everyday.
It’s used as it is in English.
You know how to say today (this day -
díí jį́ ).
Carry the word for day and attach
t’áá ákwíí, which is the word that means every (every single).
You’ll notice that
ákwíí uses elements from the word denoting quantity (how much? -
díkwíí).
So what does
t’áá denote? Well, it’s one of those words that doesn’t quite have a precise English translation. This word will show up in a lot of different contexts.