Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáádoohah

Navajo phrasebook
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Etymology

baa (“about it”) + hózhǫ́ (“happy”) + -go (adverbial suffix) + nee (“with you”) + nínáádoohah (“again a year will pass”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑ̀ː hóʒõ̂ːkò nèː nɪ́nɑ́ːtòːhɑ̀h/

Phrase

Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáádoohah

  1. Happy New Year

Usage notes

The phrase refers to the coming year which has not yet started. Use it on New Year's Eve or anytime prior to January 1. To refer to the current year, starting on January 1, say Nizhónígo Nináánááhai Dooleeł.

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