Navajo Rosary Prayers

This language is also known as Diné Bizaad and Navaho.

This language is spoken by 149,000 people in northeast Arizona, northwest New Mexico, southeast Utah, and in Colorado in the United States of America.

Prayers that are not known in this language are shown in English until we have the complete prayer, at which time it will be shown in both languages.

+ The Sign of the Cross / + Signum Crucis
+ Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

NihiTaa' / Our Father / Pater Noster
Matthew 6:9-13 Luke 11:2-4

NihiTaa' yá'ąąshdi honílóonii, Nízhi' diyingo óolzin le', Bee nóhólníihii náásgóó k'ee'ąą yilzhish le', Áádóó bee íinínízinii t'áá yá'ąąshdi ááníłígi át'éego Nahasdzáán bikáa'gi ááníił le'. Ch'iyáán t'áá ákwíí jį´ niha'iyíłtsódígíí díí jį´ nihaa náádiní'aah. Áádóó t'áá nihich'į' bąąhági ádaaníiłii bá yóó'adahidiit'aahígi át'éego Nich'į' nda'ayiilzíhígíí nihá yóó'ahidí'aah. Áádóó nihí hodínóotahjį' nihi'óółnííh lágo, Ndi bąąhági'át'éii bits'ą´ąjį' yisdánihiyínííł. T'áá ákót'ée doo.

Doxology
Háálá ahóyéel'áágóó ni t'éí nóhólnííh áádóó t'áadoo bee nóodziilí da, índa ayóó'áńt'é.

NihiTaa' / Our Father / Pater Noster
NihiTaa' yá'ââ;shdi honílóonii, Nízhi' diyingo óolzin le', Bee nóhólníihii náásgóó k'ee'ââ yilzhish le', Áádóó bee íinínízinii t'áá yá'ââshdi áánílhígi át'éego Nahasdzá´n bikáa'gi áánílh le'. Ch'iyáán t'áá ákwíí jí niha'iyílhtsódígíí díí jí nihaa náádiní'aah. Áádóó t'áá nihich'î' bââhági ádaaníilhii bá yóó'adahidiit'aahígi át'éego Nich'î' nda'ayiilzíhígíí nihá yóó'ahidí'aah. Áádóó nihí hodínóotahjî' nihi'óólhnííh lágo, Ndi bââhági'át'éii bits'áâjî' yisdánihiyíníílh. Háálá ahóyéel'áágóó ni t'éí nóhólnííh áádóó t'áadoo bee nóodziilí da, índa ayóó'ánt'é. T'áá ákót'ée doo.

Note: A circumflex accent (such as "â") marks a nasalized vowel, which is represented with a cedilla in the Navajo script. An acute accent (such as "í") signifies a high tone; the apostrophe marks a glottal stop. âÂâáÁîÎéÉÚúŁł’"lh" marks a lateral l-sound (slashed-l). Â â á Á î Î é É Ú ú Ł ł ’

ᗗᘆᒡᘆ / Our Father / Pater Noster
ᗗᘆᒡᘆ,ᗴᘦ,ᗟᗿᐣᐯᑔᒼᗞᐣ,ᐣᑎᐨᘈᑝᑋ

ᐣᘐᒡᔆᗸᗾᗵᗞᐥᒼᗡᗗᑝᒻᗠ;ᗾᙄ

ᘀ ᐣᘀᐣᐁᘓᙆᐉᐣ ᐁᗡᗗᑝᑊᗠᐧ

ᐣᑎᐨᗴᘦ, ᘅᗡᐁᘢ,

ᘆᐣᗡᐅᗦᑋᘅᗿᐣᘦᘅᗡᗟᘇᐨ

ᑝᐣᘬ, ᐊᑊᑔᐪ ᘀᐉᐣᗾᙆ

ᑕᙆᗠᙠᑋ ᐅᐣᘅᗆᘆᐣᗣᑓᘀ

ᐣᑐᐱᘅᑋ_

Malia diniyini / Hail Mary / Ave Maria
Malia diniyini, ’i diyini ni’yil’ai, naqa’naqa’ai nił ndest’aego, esdzan t’áałtso baghadi nâ’qa’ni’, áado bâ’qa’ni’ shinłchini Yesu. Malia diniyini diyin ayúit’ei bama, bâhâgi adanit’éi naqa sodilzin, kay áado nda’sildid bijijî’. Amen.

Oh, My Jesus / Fatima Prayer
Oh, my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Your mercy.

How to Pray the Rosary
1. + (The Sign of the Cross / Signum Crucis) 2. (The Apostles' Creed / Credo) 3. ᗗᘆᒡᘆ / NihiTaa'  (Our Father / Pater Noster) 4. 3 Malia diniyini (Hail Mary / Ave Maria) 5. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) 6. Announce the 1st Mystery 7. ᗗᘆᒡᘆ / NihiTaa'  8. 10 Malia diniyini 9. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) / Oh, My Jesus 10. Announce 2nd Mystery 11. ᗗᘆᒡᘆ / NihiTaa'  12. 10 Malia diniyini 13. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) / Oh, My Jesus 14. Announce the 3rd Mystery 15. ᗗᘆᒡᘆ / NihiTaa'  16. 10 Malia diniyini 17. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) / Oh, My Jesus 18. Announce 4th Mystery 19. ᗗᘆᒡᘆ / NihiTaa'  20. 10 Malia diniyini 21. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) / Oh, My Jesus 22. Announce the 5th Mystery 23. ᗗᘆᒡᘆ / NihiTaa'  24. 10 Malia diniyini 25. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) / Oh, My Jesus 26. (Hail, Holy Queen / Salve Regina) For the Intentions and protection of our Holy Father: 27. ᗗᘆᒡᘆ / NihiTaa'  (Our Father / Pater Noster) 27. Malia diniyini (Hail Mary / Ave Maria) 27. (Glory Be to the Father / Gloria Patri) 28. + (The Sign of the Cross / Signum Crucis)