In this video, I share how to say the word luminaria in the Navajo Diné language. This word is actually a long descriptive phrase in Navajo. To say luminaria in Navajo, you say, "Naaltsoos ’azisí ko̜’ bee siłtsooz."

Word breakdown:

Naaltsoos: Paper
’Azisí: Bag
Ko̜’: Fire
Bee siłtsooz: It's in a paper-like container

If you're talking about several luminaria, you say, "Naaltsoos ’azisí ko̜’ bee naastsooz."

Bee naastsooz: They're contained in several paper-like containers (meaning the fire).

To use this phrase in a sentence you can say:

Naaltsoos ’azis ko̜’ bee naastsoozgo danéel’í̜í̜’.
We went to a luminaria light display.

Naaltsoos ’azis ko̜’ bee naastsoozgo daníl’ó̜o̜ baa na’aldeeh.
Luminaria displays are going on here & there.

Kwe’é Farmingtondi ła’ bił hoo’a’.
And one was held here in Farmington.

And that is today's Navajo Phrase of the Day! Yá’át’ééh Késhmish (Merry Christmas)!

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