Diné, the People
By Suzanne Eltsosie
Food Names By Grade Level
Kindergarten
naa'íåó |
beans |
| naadââ' |
corn |
| dahdíníilghaazh |
fry bread |
| da'neesk'ání, Ta'neesk'ání |
melons or cantaloupe |
| atoo' |
mutton stew |
| dééh |
Navajo tea |
| didzétsoh |
peaches |
| neeshch'íí' |
pinions |
| naayízí |
squash |
First Grade
| didzé |
berries |
| bïïh bitsï' |
deer meat |
| dzééh |
elk |
| tå'ízí bibe' |
goat milk |
| åîî' bitsï' |
horse meat |
| wóóneeshch'ïïdii |
locust |
| dlôô' |
prarie dog |
| chääsht'ezhii |
wild carrots |
| tå'ohchin |
wild onions |
| nímasii |
wild potatoes |
| waa' |
wild spinach |
| täzhii |
wild turkey |
| hashk'aan |
yucca fruit |
Second Grade
| diå shibéézh |
blood sausage |
| ná'á'ah |
butchering |
| chääsht'ezhii (ch'il bikétå'óól åitsxooígíí) |
carrots |
| haza'aleeh |
celery |
| achalóón |
fried sheephide strips |
| ach'íí' |
intestines |
| dibé bitsï' |
mutton |
| atoo' |
mutton stew |
| tå'ohchin |
onions |
| nímasii |
potatoes |
| átsââ' |
ribs |
| dibé |
sheep |
Third Grade
| åees'áán dootå'izhí |
blue cornbread |
| naadââ' |
corn |
| ts'ááåbíé |
creamer |
| neeshjîzhii |
dried steamed corn |
| k'íneeshbízhii |
dumpling |
| naadââ' ditéå'ígíí |
fresh corn |
| tsédaashjéé' |
grinding stone (lower) |
| tsédaashch'íní |
grinding stone (upper) |
| tóshchíín |
gruel |
| tanaashgiizh |
hard mush |
| nitsidigo'í |
kneeldown bread |
| alkääd |
Navajo cake |
| naadââ' sit'éego |
roasted corn |
| taa'niil |
soft mush |
| åee'shibéézh |
steamed corn |
| akaz åikani, ashïïh åikan, dá'ákas bitoo' |
sweetener |
| Kinaaldá |
Womanhood Ceremony |
Fourth Grade
| bilasáana |
apples |
| didzétsohyázhí |
apricots |
| da'neesk'ání, ta'neesk'áni |
cantaloupe |
| béégashii bitsï' aåk'íniilgizh |
dried beef |
| dibé bitsï' aåk'íniilgizh |
dried mutton |
| bïïh bitsï' aåk'íniilgizh |
dried venison |
| nitsidigo'í |
kneeldown bread |
| didzétsoh |
peaches |
| neeshch'íí' |
pinions |
| hosh bineest'ä'/hosh yidání |
prickly pear |
| åee'shibéézh |
steamed corn |
| ha'aåtsédii, haaltsédii |
wild walnuts |
| hashk'aan |
yucca fruit |
Specific Vocabulary
| barbecue |
| broil |
| celsius |
| Fahrenheit |
| fry |
| high |
| ingredients |
| low |
| measurement |
| medium |
| method |
| Metric |
| mutton |
| pinch |
| recipe |
| roast |
| sauté |
| standard |
| stew |
| yield |
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