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Dine Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo | 
 enlarge | Author: Irvy W. Goossen
Publisher: Salina Bookshelf, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $33.00
Buy New: $19.65
You Save: $13.35 (40%)
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 512319
Media: Paperback
Pages: 10
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0964418916
Dewey Decimal Number: 497.2
EAN: 9780964418912
ASIN: 0964418916
Publication Date: September 1, 1995
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: N20081127032327N
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| • | Audio Cassette - Dine Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo : Lessons 1-10 | | • | Audio CD - Dine Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo Audio Lessons 1-10, 11-20, 21-30 | | • | Audio Cassette - Dine Bizaad : Speak, Read, Write Navajo : Lessons 21-30 | | • | Audio Cassette - Dine Bizaad: Speak, Read, Write Navajo: Lessons 11-20 |
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Product Description
Designed for both the beginning learner and the more advanced language student, Dine Bizaad is the ideal tool for improving Navajo speaking, reading, and writing skills. Each chapter starts with practice dialogues and concludes with written exercises. Navajo-English and English-Navajo glossaries are available in the back of the textbook. Perfect for teaching yourself Navajo!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 First thoughts of a new student September 25, 2008
G. Espinosa (USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased the CDs first, not realizing that the printed book would not be included in the expensive audio package... so there was some serious frustration when I finally realized that another purchase (and wait) was necessary before the set of CDs could be used. The CDs alone are virtually useless, since the audio language lessons they contain don't have any English whatsoever and apparently rely on the textbook to explain the meaning of the phrases being spoken!
Aside from that little clarification, I would concur with those other reviewers who note that classroom study, and/or cultural immersion with native speakers as guides, is really desirable for learning a language - especially one as unfamiliar to most English-speakers as is Navajo. This book and CD set probably does as well as one could hope, but it isn't - and can't be - ideal.
 Best There is! February 22, 2008
Harry A. Smith (Tallahassee, Fl)
This is by far the best overall package for learning Dine Bizaad that there is! The dialogs are reasonable and straightforward, the grammar is clearly and plainly set out. Make no mistake about it, Navajo is difficult - for a variety of reasons. The grammar is very much unlike English or any of the romance languages and it takes quite a bit of getting used to just to acquire a feeling for how the language should work! I also agree with the other reviewers, - buy the CDs! Unless you just want to read the language you absolutely have to hear it spoken in order to really learn it! I only wish the CD's were listing along with the book when you do a general search on [...]. I had the book 2 weeks before I found a link to the tape set on this site!!!! And then only by looking at "Other Formats" by accident!!!! Oh well....
Be aware you will have to put out musch effort to master this language. But it is worth it to understand a native "Path of Beauty"!
A must buy with the text book! April 19, 2007
K. Bunnell (Vermont, USA)
If you want to learn some Navajo and buy the text, you must invest in the CDs. For an English speaker, it's quite necessary to actually hear how things are pronounced in order to attempt to emulate them. But Mr. Goosen's set of text and CDs are really good together.
Excellent resource April 19, 2007
K. Bunnell (Vermont, USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an excellent resource, but I strongly advise buying the CDs as well. I think it's completely necessary for an English speaker to hear the sounds in order to even begin to emulate them. But it's a well thought out text and I'm quite pleased with it. However, I haven't actually had a chance to try any of it out yet, but the CDs have a native speaker narrating, and so I trust that when used together, this will give anyone the basics of the language.
Very Pleased January 5, 2007
M. Barker
I am pleased by the book. I highly recommend that you purchase the audio CDs also so that you can make sure your pronunciation is accurate.
It would have been nice if more audio exercises were included in the audio set, but over all, I highly recommend this as a means to grasp the basics of the Navajo language.
The author and publisher did an excellent job considering how scarce good Navajo training materials are to find. Kudos...
Remember, as with any language...practice makes perfect.
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