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Transcript: Thomas H. Begay & Nonobah Begay

A Navajo Code Talker offers examples of the Navajo code alphabet

[T. Begay:]
June 29, 1942 when they start that, and they developed alphabet first. Like “A” is [in Navajo language] which means an “ant.” The other one is [in Navajo language] that meant the “apple.” The other one—letter “A” usually commonly used more than one time, so they developed three “A’s” —“ax” [in Navajo language] is the one you chop wood with and go down the line.