From Copyright Photograph 1904 by E.S. Curtis
| Cardinal Points |
|---|
| English | Apache | Jicarilla | Navaho |
| north | nâ-ak-ku-sé̆ bi-yâ-yó | ná-ko-sŭ bi-ya-yé̆ | nó̑-ho-kos |
| south | nụ-dĭt-ú̆ bi-yâ-yó | sha-tí ai-yé̆ | shŭ-tŭ-ú̆ |
| east | hụ-nâ-ĭt-ú̆kh bi-yâ-yó | sha-há ai-yé̆ | há-ĭ |
| west | on-ụd-ú̆kh bi-yâ-yó | sha-í ai-yé̆ | i-yŭ-ú̆ |
| zenith | nokh-gé̆h-yo | | ya-alh-ní-gĭ |
| nadir | nokh-tlúh-yo | | a-yá-ĭ dĕs-á-ĭ-gĭ |
| Colors |
|---|
| English | Apache | Jicarilla | Navaho |
| black | dí̆lh-kĭh | dí̆lh-ĭ-li | dí̆lh-kĭh |
| blue | du-tlí̆sh-ĭ | dá-tlĭsh | do-tlí̆sh-ĭ |
| brown | hĭsh-tlí̆zh | klĭ-pá | dí̆-nĭl-zhĭn |
| gray | qụl-bấ | tnĕ-ná-tlĭsh | klĕ-pá |
| green | tlŏh-du-tlí̆zh-a | yĕ-dá-tlĭsh | dó-tlĭsh |
| red | tli-chú | klĭ-chí | klĕ-chí |
| white | tli-kái | klĭ-kái | klĕ-kái |
| yellow | tli-tsó | klĭ-tsó | klé̆-tso |
| Foods (Primitive) |
|---|
| English | Apache | Jicarilla | Navaho |
| acorns | chĭd-jí̆l | na-tó-ka-tsĕ | ché̆-chĭl bi-ná |
| antelope | já-gĕ | ta-gá-tĕ | jú̆-dĭ |
| beans (native) | bé̆s-tsoz | ná-o-hlĕ-tsos-tĕt | nú̆-o-hlĭ |
| cedar berries | dĭl-tú-hla du-tlí̆sh-ĭ | kal-tú-stĕ-ih | dit-zé̆ |
| corn | na-tán | na-tán | na-tán |
| deer | bin | bi^{n) | bin |
| elk | bin nal-dé̆ | tzĕs | tzĕ |
| grapes (wild) | dŭh-tsá | tŭt-zé̆ | tŭt-zé̆ |
| juniper berries | dĭl-tú-hla | | chĭl-há-zhĕ |
| mescal (agave) | ná-ta | ná-ta | ná-ta |
| mountain sheep | dĕ-bé̆-chụ zi-dĕ-bé̆ | tsĕ-tú̆-dĕ-bĕ |
| piñon nuts | o-bé̆ | nĕs-chí | nĕs-chí |
| potatoes (wild) | ĭlh-tsú si-tsí̆n-nĭ | pi-ji-né̆ | ná-ma-si |
| prairie-dogs | ăn | klun | klun |
| pumpkins | bĕlh-kún | na-yí-zĕ | na-yĭ-zĭ-chí |
| rabbits (jack) | gah-chú | gah-tsó | gah-tsó |
| rabbits (cottontail) | gah-chi-lé̆ | gah-chĭ-shé̆ | gah |
| rats (wood) | klosh-chú | klé̆-tso | klĕ-é̆-tso |
| squash | gó-chi bĕlh-kún | na-yí-zĕ | na-yí̆-zĭ |
| yucca fruit | gu-skú̆n | kash-kán | kŭsh-kán |
| Handicraft |
|---|
| English | Apache | Jicarilla | Navaho |
| arrow-point | bĕsh-go-lí̆n | bé̆sh-tĕ | bes-ĕst-á-gi |
| arrow-shaft | tsĭ-gấ | kĭ-ĭsh-tlu-zé̆ | ts'ak-á̆ |
| basket (tray) | tsâ-nas-kú̆-dĭ ĭ-tsấ | ts'â |
| basket (burden) | tú̆t-za | ĭ-tsâ-nas-ká | tsi-zí̆s |
| bow | ĭlh-tí̆ | ĭt-kĭn-chái | alht-hín |
| cap | cha | cha | cha |
| deerskin | ĕ-pú̆n | ĕ-pú̆n | ĕ-pú̆n |
| fire-sticks | kóh-tĭl-di | t'tĕ | wolk-án |
| head-band | tsĭ-nóz-dĕ | tsi-náz-dĕ | cha |
| house | kó-wa | ko-zhán | ho-gán |
| leggings | ĭs-klé̆ tlĭ-kái | ĭs-klé̆ | ĕ-pú̆n ĭs-klé̆ |
| loin-cloth | chósh-ta | tsa-á-tĕ | t'lĕsts-ós |
| moccasins | ĕ-pú̆n kĕ | ké̆'it-zĕ | kĕ |
| pottery | nụlh-kí-dĕ bi i-dé̆ | ĭ-tsá̆ kush-tí̆sh | |
| shirt | ĕ-pŭn-tlé-sĭs | é̆'it-zĕ | ĕ-pŭn'é̆ |
| sweat-lodge | ka-ché̆ | ké̆lh-cha | ta-ché̆ |
| water bottle tus | kún-chĕ-ĕ | tó-zŭs |
| Months (Moons)[8] |
|---|
| English | Apache | Jicarilla | Navaho |
| January | It-sá Bĭ-zhá̆zh | Ku-wan-dé̆ | Yăs Nlht'es |
| February | Bụh Is-chí̆t | Is-sai-zá | A-tsá̆ Bĭ-yásh |
| March | T'a Nụ-chí̆l | It-á-na Chĭ-tái | Wozhch'td |
| April | T'a Nụ-chú | It-á-na Tso | At-ấn Chil |
| May | Shosh-ké̆ | Ku-skí It-chí | At-ấn Tso |
| June | Bin-nĭ-tsí̆ Dĭlh-tsí̆k | Tấ-gĕ It-chí | Nesh-já Chíl-i |
| July | Bin-nĭ-tsí̆ Chi-é̆ | Bi It-chí | Nesh-já Tso |
| August | Bi-nĭ-tún Tsos-sé̆ Kĕ-tlĕ-pé̆ Lak-tái-kĕ Bĭnt-ấn Ts'án-sĭ |
| September | Bi-nĭ-t[ú.]n Chụ | It-ha-stĭ-kí̆h | Bĭnt-ấn Tso |
| October | Rấn-zhĭ | Iz-té̆-o-ĕ | Ghấn-jĭ |
| November Ka-rúh-nụl-gụs Bin-zá-kĭ-a Nlhch-ĭ Ts'ấn-sĭ |
| December | Sŏs-nalh-tús | Bin-nai-a-shé̆ | Nlhch-ĭ Tsa |
Hasché̆ltĭ, Haschĕbaád, Zahadolzhá—Navaho
From Copyright Photograph 1906 by E.S. Curtis
| Natural Phenomena |
|---|
| English | Apache | Jicarilla | Navaho |
| ashes | ĭlh-chí | kus-chí-ĭsh | hlesh-ch'ái |
| charcoal | tli-té̆sh | kus-chí | t'ĕsh |
| cloud | ya-kó̆s | kos | kos |
| darkness | chalh-ké̆lh | klin | cha-halh-kélh |
| day | dji | djin | jĭn |
| earth | ni-go-stú̆n | ní-to-gus-an | ní-ho-ĕs-tsan |
| fire | koh | ku | kŭn |
| ice | ti | i-lá | tqĭn |
| lake | tu-sĭ-kấ | ko-zĭlh-ká | to |
| light | go-tí | go-tíh | a-dí̆n-din |
| lightning | há-dĭlh-kĭh | í-dĭlh-chĭl | a-tsín-ĭl-klĭsh |
| Milky-way | I-kú̆tl bâ-há | Tsós-pai | Klĕ-kái stá-ĭ |
| mist | ât | ku-bĕ-zhá-zi | i-dzí |
| moon | klĕ-ga-na-ái | klĕ-na-ái | klĕ-ho-na-ái |
| mountain | tzĭlh | tzĭlh | tzĭlh |
| night | klĕ | kli | klé-jĕ |
| Pleiades | Nụs-ka-o-ŭ-hú | Sŏns-chi-sté̆ | Dí̆l-gĕ-het |
| rain | ná-ĭl-tĭ | na-golh-kín | nĭt-sú̆n |
| rainbow | hi-tsâ-tlúl | ĭt-sun-to-lé̆ nads-í-lĭd |
| river | tu-ndlí | ko-dlé̆ | to |
| rock | tse | tsi | tsĕ |
| shooting-star (meteor) | tĭtl-són-sé̆ nụl-tú̆ | sush-na-tsé̆ | sŏn-á̆-dal-dsĭd |
| sky | yá-dĭlh-kĭh | ya | yá-dĭlh-kĭh |
| smoke | tlĭk | kli | hlĭd |
| snow | sŏs | zŏs | yăs |
| star | tĭtl-só̆n-sĕ | sons | son |
| sun | chu-ga-na-ái | chun-na-ái | chĕ-ho-na-ái |
| thunder | i-dá-ndi | i-dĭlh-ní | í-nĭ |
| water | tu | ko | to |
| wind | ní̆l-chi | nl-chi | ní̆l-chi |