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A list of Navajo words and their English translations used by the Navajo code talkers during World War II. The dictionary was revised in June 1945 and declassified under Department of Defense Directive 5200.9.
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- Philip Johnston’s Brainchild
- Getting Started
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- In Record Time
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- Code Challenge
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In 1942, Philip Johnston was reading a newspaper article about an armored division in Louisiana that was attempting to come up with another code using Native American languages. Johnston knew the perfect Native American language to utilize in a new, unbreakable code. As a child, Johnston spent most of his childhood on a Navajo reservation while his...
The first 29 recruited Navajos (one dropped out) arrived at Camp Elliott near San Diego in May 1942. One of the first tasks for these recruits was to develop a Navajo code. The Navajo language seemed to be the perfect option as a code because it is not written and very few people who aren’t of Navajo origin can speak it. However, the Marine Corps t...
Word Association
The Navajo recruits began developing the code by taking words from their language and applying to them to implements of war. For example, the names of different birds were used to stand for different kinds of planes. The initial code consisted of 211 vocabulary terms, which expanded to 411 over the course of the war.
A is for Apple…
In addition, an alphabet system (see below) was also developed by the Code Talkers. It would be used to spell out some of the words not found in Navajo vocabulary. The first letter of a Navajo word corresponded with one of the 26 letters in the English alphabet. Several different words were chosen to represent the more commonly used letters in order to make the code even more secure. *Click here to see the entire Navajo Code Talker Dictionaryon the US Navy history page.
A skeptical lieutenant decided to test their skills and the code before trusting them to deliver actual combat messages. The Code Talkers successfully translated, transmitted and re-translated a test message in two and a half minutes. Without using the Navajo code, it could take hours for a soldier to complete the same task. From then on, the Code ...
The hard work of the Navajo Code Talkers was not recognized until after the declassification of the operation in 1968. President Ronald Reagan gave the Code Talkers a Certificate of Recognition and declared August 14 “Navajo Code Talkers Day” in 1982. In 2000, President Bill Clinton signed a law which awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the ori...
Want to try your hand at deciphering a code in Navajo?
Use the Navajo Code Talker Dictionary below and then scroll to the end to see if you are correct. 1) Decipher the following code to find out who suggested using the Navajo language for secure communications: Ne-Zhoni-Lin-Tkin-Ah-Jad-Tkin-Ne-Zhoni Ah-Ya-Tsinne-A-Kha-Lin-A-Chin-Klesh-D-Ah-A-Kha-A-Chin 2) Decipher the code below to find out which battle the Navajo Code Talkers used their skills to help the U.S. achieve a victory: Tkin-Gloe-lh-A-Kha Ah-Ya-Tsinne-Tkin-Tsin-Tliti-Tse-Nill
Navajo Code Talkers’ Dictionary
Below is the United States Navy Navajo Code Dictionary alphabet section, revised June 15, 1945.
Were you correct? . . . The answer to the first code is: Philip Johnston The answer to the second code is: Iwo Jima
Learn how the Navajo language was used to create a code that helped the U.S. Marines win World War II battles in the Pacific theater. See the Navajo Code Talker Dictionary and try to decipher some codes.
navajo code talkers' dictionary revised 15 june 1945 (declassified under department of defense directive 5200.9) alphabet navajo word literal translation a wol-la-chee ant a be-la-sana apple a tse-nill axe
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The Navajo code is a military language inspired by the Navajo population. It consists of a vocabulary for military purposes (code talkers) and an alphabet. Tool to decrypt/encrypt with Navajo.
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Navajo Code Talkers' online translator. Navajo Code talkers use the little-known Native American language Navajo as a mean of secret communication. Open in the editor.
Jan 1, 2022 · The Navajo code is the only spoken military code never to have been deciphered by the Japanese during the war. The Navajo Code Talkers first used the system at the Battle of Iwo Jima where 800 errorless messages were completed from February 19 - March 26, 1945.
