Robert W. Young

Robert W. Young (1912-2007) was professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of New Mexico. He was a foremost Navajo language expert and author of several Navajo language books.

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Navajo/English Dictionary of Verbs

University of New Mexico Press

Navajo/English Dictionary of Verbs lists 350 Navajo verbs in paradigm form, conjugated for the Imperfective, Perfective, and Future modes.

  • Copyright year: 2006
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The Navajo Verb System

An Overview

University of New Mexico Press

Provides a summary description of the Navajo language and a detailed treatment of the inflectional morphology of its verb system.

  • Copyright year: 2000
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The Navajo Language

A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary

University of New Mexico Press

This definitive dictionary and linguistic resource by Robert Young is once again available.

  • Copyright year: 1987
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