A YouTube subscriber had asked me to post a video discussing how to say the months in Navajo. Other subscribers had asked me for individual months. I figured it would be easier to cover all the months at once.

This video shows how to say the names of the months in the Navajo language. In the Navajo concept of the changing months, the months change with each new moon. Not only do I think it's important to learn how to pronounce the months, it is more useful to understand the meaning of the months.

This video not only pronounces the month, I also discuss the meaning behind the words. Below are all the names of the months covered in this video:

Gha̜a̜ji̜': October
Níłch'its'ósí: November
Níłch'itsoh: December
Yas Niłt'ees: January
Atsá̜ Biyáázh: February
Wóózhch'í̜í̜d: March
T'á̜á̜chil: April
T'a̜a̜tsoh: May (current name)
Do̜'tsoh: May (older Navajo name no longer used)
Ya'iishjááshchilí: June (current name)
Jádí Iiłchííh: June (older Navajo name no longer used)
Ya'iishjáástsoh: July (current name)
Bi̜i̜h Iiłchííh: July (older Navajo name no longer used)
Bini'anit'á̜á̜ts'ósí: August
Bini'anit'á̜á̜tsoh: September
Na'ał'aashí: 13th Moon Month

Since the months were originally measured by the moon cycles and 13 moon cycles exist, there are actually 13 months in one year. This video does not go into depth about ceremonial & cultural aspects associated with each month. Such discussions are beyond the scope of this video. This is merely an introduction. I hope you find this tutorial useful.