Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáádoohah

Navajo

Navajo phrasebook

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Etymology

baa (“about it”) + hózhǫ́ (“happy”) + -go (adverbial suffix) + nee (“with you”) + nínáádoohah (“again a year will pass”)

Phrase

Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáádoohah

1. Happy New Year

Usage notes

The phrase Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáádoohah refers to the coming year which has not yet started. Use it on New Year's Eve or anytime prior to January 1. To refer to the current year, starting on January 1, say Nizhónígo Nináánááhai Dooleeł.