The Diné Arabíłígíí alphabet is a way to write Navajo with the Perso-Arabic script devised by Yusuf Abdullah al-Qasri. It is made primarily for religious and literary purposes, as well as to accommodate those accustomed to other languages using the Perso-Arabic script. It features letters from Arabic, Persian, Pashto, and Brahui.
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Not only has the Diné Arabíłígíí script been adapted to accommodate the language's tonal nature, it also uses the shadda to mark a long vowel. So when two vowels are in the high tone, like "áá" for example, it will be written as one letter, "آّ". However, if the double vowel is in the rising tone, they will be written as seperate letters, "اآ". The same goes for the falling tone, only that the first letter will have the tone marker.
Bílaʼashdlaʼii tʼáá ałtsoh yiníkʼehgo bidizhchįh dóó aheełtʼeego ílį́į́go bee baahóchįʼ. Eíí háníʼ dóó hánítshakees hwiihdaasyaʼ eíí binahjį́ʼ ahidiníłnáhgo álíleekʼehgo kʼé bee ahił niidlį́.
Hear a recording of this text by Onri Jay Benally
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Atʼákaz bee yádeiiltiʼí, Cyrillic Navajo, Diné Arabíłígíí, Osage for Navajo
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