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Navajo translation: moosi

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English term or phrase:	cat
Navajo translation:	moosi
Entered by:	Tuliparola

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09:59 Nov 12, 2003

English to Navajo translations [Non-PRO]
unspecified

English term or phrase: cat

noun, include proper pronunciation, please.

Deborah

moosi

Explanation:
pronunciation not yet found

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Note added at 2003-11-12 11:32:04 (GMT)
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more often MOSI

http://www.babynamecenter.com/native_american.htm

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Note added at 2003-11-12 11:33:56 (GMT)
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Navajo pronunciation

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/navajo.htm

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Note added at 2003-11-12 11:56:40 (GMT)
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Navajo pronunciation

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/navajo.htm

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Tuliparola
Netherlands
Local time: 01:52

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MOASI

Daniel Mencher

moosi

Tuliparola

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1 hr confidence:

moosi

Tuliparola
Netherlands
Local time: 01:52
Native speaker of:

German

1 day18 hrs confidence:

MOASI

Explanation:
CAT = MOASI

Pronounced just like it's spelled.

Good luck!

-Dan

PS: The reference is to a list of words that were used with the Navajo Code that the Marines used in WWII. It's the seventh entry.

Reference: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-4.htm

Daniel Mencher
United States
Native speaker of:

English

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cat

Navajo translation: moosi