Navajo Code
Talkers' Dictionary
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REVISED AS OF 15 JUNE 1945
(DECLASSIFIED UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 5200.9)
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ALPHABET
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NAVAJO
WORD |
LITERAL
TRANSLATION
|
A |
WOL-LA-CHEE |
ANT |
A |
BE-LA-SANA |
APPLE |
A |
TSE-NILL |
AXE |
B |
NA-HASH-CHID |
BADGER |
B |
SHUSH |
BEAR |
B |
TOISH-JEH |
BARREL |
C |
MOASI |
CAT |
C |
TLA-GIN |
COAL |
C |
BA-GOSHI |
COW |
D |
BE |
DEER |
D |
CHINDI |
DEVIL |
D |
LHA-CHA-EH |
DOG |
E |
AH-JAH |
EAR |
E |
DZEH |
ELK |
E |
AH-NAH |
EYE |
F |
CHUO |
FIR |
F |
TSA-E-DONIN-EE |
FLY |
F |
MA-E |
FOX |
G |
AH-TAD |
GIRL |
G |
KLIZZIE |
GOAT |
G |
JEHA |
GUM |
H |
TSE-GAH |
HAIR |
H |
CHA |
HAT |
H |
LIN |
HORSE |
I |
TKIN |
ICE |
I |
YEH-HES |
ITCH |
I |
A-CHI |
INTESTINE |
J |
TKELE-CHO-G |
JACKASS |
J |
AH-YA-TSINNE |
JAW |
J |
YIL-DOI |
JERK |
K |
JAD-HO-LONI |
KETTLE |
K |
BA-AH-NE-DI-TININ |
KEY |
K |
KLIZZIE-YAZZIE |
KID |
L |
DIBEH-YAZZIE |
LAMB |
L |
AH-JAD |
LEG |
L |
NASH-DOIE-TSO |
LION |
M |
TSIN-TLITI |
MATCH |
M |
BE-TAS-TNI |
MIRROR |
M |
NA-AS-TSO-SI |
MOUSE |
N |
TSAH |
NEEDLE |
N |
A-CHIN |
NOSE |
O |
A-KHA |
OIL |
O |
TLO-CHIN |
ONION |
O |
NE-AHS-JAH |
OWL |
P |
CLA-GI-AIH |
PANT |
P |
BI-SO-DIH |
PIG |
P |
NE-ZHONI |
PRETTY |
Q |
CA-YEILTH |
QUIVER |
R |
GAH |
RABBIT |
R |
DAH-NES-TSA |
RAM |
R |
AH-LOSZ |
RICE |
S |
DIBEH |
SHEEP |
S |
KLESH |
SNAKE |
T |
D-AH |
TEA |
T |
A-WOH |
TOOTH |
T |
THAN-ZIE |
TURKEY |
U |
SHI-DA |
UNCLE |
U |
NO-DA-IH |
UTE |
V |
A-KEH-DI-GLINI |
VICTOR |
W |
GLOE-IH |
WEASEL |
X |
AL-NA-AS-DZOH |
CROSS |
Y |
TSAH-AS-ZIH |
YUCCA |
Z |
BESH-DO-TLIZ |
ZINC |
NAMES OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
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NAVAJO WORD |
LITERAL
TRANSLATION
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CORPS |
DIN-NEH-IH |
CLAN |
DIVISION |
ASHIH-HI |
SALT |
REGIMENT |
TABAHA |
EDGE WATER |
BATTALION |
TACHEENE |
RED SOIL |
COMPANY |
NAKIA |
MEXICAN |
PLATOON |
HAS-CLISH-NIH |
MUD |
SECTION |
YO-IH |
BEADS |
SQUAD |
DEBEH-LI-ZINI |
BLACK SHEEP
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OFFICERS
|
COMMANDING GEN. |
BIH-KEH-HE (G) |
WAR CHIEF |
MAJOR GEN. |
SO-NA-KIH |
TWO STAR |
BRIGADIER GEN. |
SO-A-LA-IH |
ONE STAR |
COLONEL |
ATSAH-BESH-LE-GAI
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SILVER EAGLE |
LT. COLONEL |
CHE-CHIL-BE-TAH-BESH-LEGAI |
SILVER OAK LEAF |
MAJOR |
CHE-CHIL-BE-TAH-OLA |
GOLD OAK LEAF |
CAPTAIN |
BESH-LEGAI-NAH-KIH |
TWO SILVER BARS |
LIEUTENANT |
BESH-LEGAI-A-LAH-IH |
ONE SILVER BAR |
COMMANDING OFFICER |
HASH-KAY-GI-NA-TAH
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WAR CHIEF |
EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
BIH-DA-HOL-NEHI |
THOSE IN CHARGE
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NAMES OF COUNTRIES
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AFRICA |
ZHIN-NI |
BLACKIES |
ALASKA |
BEH-HGA |
WITH WINTER |
AMERICA |
NE-HE-MAH |
OUR MOTHER |
AUSTRALIA |
CHA-YES-DESI |
ROLLED HAT |
BRITAIN |
TOH-TA |
BETWEEN WATERS |
CHINA |
CEH-YEHS-BESI |
BRAIDED HAIR |
FRANCE |
DA-GHA-HI |
BEARD |
GERMANY |
BESH-BE-CHA-HE |
IRON HAT |
ICELAND |
TKIN-KE-YAH |
ICE LAND |
INDIA |
AH-LE-GAI |
WHITE CLOTHES |
ITALY |
DOH-HA-CHI-YALI-TCHI |
STUTTER |
JAPAN |
BEH-NA-ALI-TSOSIE |
SLANT EYE |
PHILIPPINE |
KE-YAH-DA-NA-LHE |
FLOATING ISLAND |
RUSSIA |
SILA-GOL-CHI-IH |
RED ARMY |
SOUTH AMERICA |
SHA-DE-AH-NE-HI-MAH
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SOUTH OUR MOTHER |
SPAIN |
DEBA-DE-NIH |
SHEEP PAIN
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NAMES OF AIRPLANES
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PLANES |
WO-TAH-DE-NE-IH |
AIR FORCE |
DIVE BOMBER |
GINI |
CHICKEN HAWK |
TORPEDO PLANE |
TAS-CHIZZIE |
SWALLOW |
OBS. PLAN |
NE-AS-JAH |
OWL |
FIGHTER PLANE |
DA-HE-TIH-HI |
HUMMING BIRD |
BOMBER PLANE |
JAY-SHO |
BUZZARD |
PATROL PLANE |
GA-GIH |
CROW |
TRANSPORT |
ATSAH |
EAGLE
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NAMES OF SHIPS
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SHIPS |
TOH-DINEH-IH |
SEA FORCE |
BATTLESHIP |
LO-TSO |
WHALE |
AIRCRAFT |
TSIDI-MOFFA-YE-HI |
BIRD CARRIER |
SUBMARINE |
BESH-LO |
IRON FISH |
MINE SWEEPER |
CHA |
BEAVER |
DESTROYER |
CA-LO |
SHARK |
TRANSPORT |
DINEH-NAY-YE-HI |
MAN CARRIER |
CRUISER |
LO-TSO-YAZZIE |
SMALL WHALE |
MOSQUITO BOAT |
TSE-E |
MOSQUITO
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NAMES OF MONTHS
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JANUARY |
ATSAH-BE-YAZ |
SMALL EAGLE |
FEBRUARY |
WOZ-CHEIND |
SQUEEKY VOICE |
MARCH |
TAH-CHILL |
SMALL PLANT |
APRIL |
TAH-TSO |
BIG PLANT |
MAY |
TAH-TSOSIE |
SMALL PLANT |
JUNE |
BE-NE-EH-EH-JAH-TSO |
BIG PLANTING |
JULY |
BE-NE-TA-TSOSIE |
SMALL HARVEST |
AUGUST |
BE-NEEN-TA-TSO |
BIG HARVEST |
SEPTEMBER |
GHAW-JIH |
HALF |
OCTOBER |
NIL-CHI-TSOSIE |
SMALL WIND |
NOVEMBER |
NIL-CHI-TSO |
BIG WIND |
DECEMBER |
YAS-NIL-TES |
CRUSTED SNOW
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VOCABULARY
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WORD
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NAVAJO |
LITERAL
TRANSACTION
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ABANDON |
YE-TSAN |
RUN AWAY FROM |
ABOUT |
WOLA-CHI-A-MOFFA-GAHN
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ANT FIGHT |
ABREAST |
WOLA-CHEE-BE-YIED |
ANT BREAST |
ACCOMPLISH |
UL-SO |
ALL DONE |
ACCORDING |
BE-KA-HO |
ACCORDING TO |
ACKNOWLEDGE |
HANOT-DZIED |
ACKNOWLEDGE |
ACTION |
AH-HA-TINH |
PLACE OF ACTION |
ACTIVITY |
AH-HA-TINH-Y |
ACTION ENDING IN Y |
ADEQUATE |
BEH-GHA |
ENOUGH |
ADDITION |
IH-HE-DE-NDEL |
ADDITION |
ADDRESS |
YI-CHIN-HA-TSE |
ADDRESS |
ADJACENT |
BE-GAHI |
NEAR |
ADJUST |
HAS-TAI-NEL-KAD |
ADJUST |
ADVANCE |
NAS-SEY |
AHEAD |
ADVISE |
NA-NETIN |
ADVISE |
AERIAL |
BE-ZONZ |
STINGER |
AFFIRMATIVE |
LANH |
AFFIRMATIVE |
AFTER |
BI-KHA-DI (A) |
AFTER |
AGAINST |
BE-NA-GNISH |
AGAINST |
AID |
EDA-ELE-TSOOD |
AID |
AIR |
NILCHI |
AIR |
AIRDOME |
NILCHI-BEGHAN |
AIRDOME |
ALERT |
HA-IH-DES-EE |
ALERT |
ALL |
TA-A-TAH (A) |
ALL |
ALLIES |
NIH-HI-CHO |
ALLIES |
ALONG |
WOLACHEE-SNEZ |
LONG ANT |
ALSO |
EH-DO |
ALSO |
ALTERNATE |
NA-KEE-GO-NE-NAN-DEY-HE |
SECOND POSITION |
AMBUSH |
KHAC-DA |
AMBUSH |
AMMUNITION |
BEH-ELI-DOH-BE-CAH-ALI-TAS-AI |
AMMUNITION |
AMPHIBIOUS |
CHAL |
FROG |
AND |
DO |
AND |
ANGLE |
DEE-CAHN |
SLANTING |
ANNEX |
IH-NAY-TANI |
ADDITION |
ANNOUNCE |
BEH-HA-O-DZE |
ANNOUNCE |
ANTI |
WOL-LA-CHEE-TSIN |
ANT ICE |
ANTICIPATE |
NI-JOL-LIH |
ANTICIPATE |
ANY |
TAH-HA-DAH |
ANY |
APPEAR |
YE-KA-HA-YA |
APPEAR |
APPROACH |
BI-CHI-OL-DAH |
APPROACH |
APPROXIMATE |
TO-KUS-DAN |
APPROXIMATE |
ARE |
GAH-TSO BIG |
RABBIT |
AREA |
HAZ-A-GIH |
AREA |
ARMOR |
BESH-YE-HA-DA-DI-TEH |
IRON PROTECTOR |
ARMY |
LEI-CHA-IH-YIL-KNEE-IH |
ARMY |
ARRIVE |
IL-DAY |
ARRIVE |
ARTILLERY |
BE-AL-DOH-TSO-LANI |
MANY BIG GUNS |
AS |
AHCE |
AS |
ASSAULT |
ALTSEH-E-JAH-HE |
FIRST STRIKER |
ASSEMBLE |
DE-JI-KASH |
BUNCH TOGETHER |
ASSIGN |
BAH-DEH-TAHN |
ASSIGN |
AT |
AH-DI |
AT |
ATTACK |
AL-TAH-JE-JAY |
ATTACK |
ATTEMPT |
BO-O-NE-TAH (A) |
TRY |
ATTENTION |
GIHA |
ATTENTION |
AUTHENTICATOR |
HANI-BA-AH-HO-ZIN |
KNOW ABOUT |
AUTHORIZE |
BE-BO-HO-SNEE |
AUTHORIZE |
AVAILABLE |
TA-SHOZ-TEH-IH |
AVAILABLE |
BAGGAGE |
KLAILH (B) |
BAGGAGE |
BANZAI |
NE-TAH |
FOOL THEM |
BARGE |
BESH-NA-ELT |
BARGE |
BARRAGE |
BESH-BA-WA-CHIND |
BARRAGE |
BARRIER |
BIH-CHAN-NI-AH |
IN THE WAY |
BASE |
BIH-TSEE-DIH |
BASE |
BATTERY |
BIH-BE-AL-DOH-TKA-IH |
THREE GUNS |
BATTLE |
DA-AH-HI-DZI-TSIO |
BATTLE |
BAY |
TOH-AH-HI-GHINH |
BAY |
BAZOOKA |
AH-ZHOL |
BAZOOKA |
BE |
TSES-NAH |
BEE |
BEACH |
TAH-BAHN (B) |
BEACH |
BEEN |
TSES-NAH-NES-CHEE |
BEE NUT |
BEFORE |
BIH-TSE-DIH |
BEFORE |
BEGIN |
HA-HOL-ZIZ |
COMMENCE FROM |
BELONG |
TSES-NAH-SNEZ |
LONG BEE |
BETWEEN |
BI-TAH-KIZ |
BETWEEN |
BEYOND |
BILH-LA DI |
DOWN BELOW |
BIVOUAC |
EHL-NAS-TEH |
BRUSH SHELTER |
BOMB |
A-YE-SHI |
EGGS |
BOOBY TRAP |
DINEH-BA-WHOA-BLEHI |
MAN TRAP |
BORNE |
YE-CHIE-TSAH |
BORN ELK |
BOUNDARY |
KA-YAH-BI-NA-HAS-DZOH(B) |
BOUNDARY |
BULL DOZER |
DOLA-ALTH-WHOSH |
BULL SLEEP |
BUNKER |
TSAS-KA |
SANDY HOLLOW |
BUT |
NEH-DIH |
BUT |
BY |
BE-GHA |
BY |
CABLE |
BESH-LKOH |
WIRE ROPE |
CALIBER |
NAHL-KIHD |
MOVE AROUND |
CAMP |
TO-ALTSEH-HOGAN |
TEMPORARY PLACE |
CAMOUFLAGE |
DI-NES-IH |
HID |
CAN |
YAH-DI-ZINI |
CAN |
CANNONEER |
BE-AL-DOH-TSO-DEY-DIL-DON-IGI
|
BIG GUN OPERATOR |
CAPACITY |
BE-NEL-AH |
CAPACITY |
CAPTURE |
YIS-NAH |
CAPTURE |
CARRY |
YO-LAILH |
CARRY |
CASE |
BIT-SAH |
CASE |
CASUALTY |
BIH-DIN-NE-DEY |
PUT OUT OF ACTION |
CAUSE |
BI-NIH-NANI |
CAUSE |
CAVE |
TSA-OND |
ROCK CAVE |
CEILING |
DA-TEL-JAY |
SEAL |
CEMETARY |
JISH-CHA |
AMONG DEVILS |
CENTER |
ULH-NE-IH |
CENTER |
CHANGE |
THLA-GO-A-NAT-ZAH |
CHANGE |
CHANNEL |
HA-TALHI-YAZZIE |
SMALL SINGER |
CHARGE |
AH-TAH-GI-JAH |
CHARGE |
CHEMICAL |
TA-NEE |
ALKALI |
CIRCLE |
NAS-PAS |
CIRCLE |
CIRCUIT |
AH-HEH-HA-DAILH |
CIRCUIT |
CLASS |
ALTH-AH-A-TEH |
CLASS |
CLEAR |
YO-AH-HOL-ZHOD |
CLEAR |
CLIFF |
TSE-YE-CHEE |
CLIFF |
CLOSE |
UL-CHI-UH-NAL-YAH |
CLOSE |
COAST GUARD |
TA-BAS-DSISSI |
SHORE RUNNER |
CODE |
YIL-TAS |
PECK |
COLON |
NAKI-ALH--DEH-DA-AL-ZHIN |
TWO SPOTS |
COLUMN |
ALTH-KAY-NE-ZIH |
COLUMN |
COMBAT |
DA-AH-HI-JIH-GANH |
FIGHTING |
COMBINATION |
AL-TKAS-EI |
MIXED |
COME |
HUC-QUO |
COME |
COMMA |
TSA-NA-DAHL |
TAIL DROP |
COMMERCIAL |
NAI-EL-NE-HI |
COMMERCIAL |
COMMIT |
HUC-QUO-LA-JISH |
COME GLOVE |
COMMUNICATION |
HA-NEH-AL-ENJI |
MAKING TALK |
CONCEAL |
BE-KI-ASZ-JOLE |
CONCEAL |
CONCENTRATION |
TA-LA-HI-JIH |
ONE PLACE |
CONCUSSION |
WHE-HUS-DIL |
CONCUSSION |
CONDITION |
AH-HO-TAI |
HOW IT IS |
CONFERENCE |
BE-KE-YA-TI |
TALK OVER |
CONFIDENTIAL |
NA-NIL-IN |
KEPT SECRET |
CONFIRM |
TA-A-NEH |
MAKE SURE |
CONQUER |
A-KEH-DES-DLIN |
WON |
CONSIDER |
NE-TSA-CAS |
THINK IT OVER |
CONSIST |
BILH (C) |
CONSIST |
CONSOLIDATE |
AH-HIH-HI-NIL |
PUT TOGETHER |
CONSTRUCT |
AHL-NEH |
TO MAKE |
CONTACT |
AH-HI-DI-DAIL |
COME TOGETHER |
CONTINUE |
TA-YI-TEH |
CONTINUE |
CONTROL |
NAI-GHIZ |
CONTROL |
CONVOY |
TKAL-KAH-O-NEL |
MOVING ON WATER |
COORDINATE |
BEH-EH-HO-ZIN-NA-AS-DZOH |
KNOWN LINES |
COUNTER ATTACK |
WOLTAH-AL-KI-GI-JEH |
COUNTER ACT |
COURSE |
CO-JI-GOH |
COURSE |
CRAFT |
AH-TOH |
NEST |
CREEK |
TOH-NIL-TSANH |
VERY LITTLE WATER |
CROSS |
AL-N-AS-DZOH |
CROSS |
CUB |
SHUSH-YAHZ |
CUB |
DASH |
US-DZOH |
DASH |
DAWN |
HA-YELI-KAHN |
DAWN |
DEFENSE |
AH-KIN-CIL-TOH |
DEFENSE |
DEGREE |
NAHL-KIHD |
DEGREE |
DELAY |
BE-SITIHN |
DEER LAY |
DELIVER |
BE-BIH-ZIHDE |
DEER LIVER |
DEMOLITION |
AH-DEEL-TAHI |
BLOW UP |
DENSE |
HO-DILH-CLA (D) |
WET |
DEPART |
DA-DE-YAH |
DEPART |
DEPARTMENT |
HOGAN |
DEPARTMENT |
DESIGNATE |
YE-KHI-DEL-NEI |
POINT OUT |
DESPERATE |
AH-DA-AH-HO-DZAH |
DOWN TO LAST |
DETACH |
AL-CHA-NIL |
DETACHED |
DETAIL |
BE-BEH-SHA |
DEER TAIL |
DETONATOR |
AH-DEEL-TAHI (OR) |
BLOWN UP |
DIFFICULT |
NA-NE-KLAH |
DIFFICULT |
DIG IN |
LE-EH-GADE |
DIG IN |
DIRECT |
AH-JI-GO |
DIRECT |
DISEMBARK |
EH-HA-JAY |
GET OUT |
DISPATCH |
LA-CHAI-EN-SEIS-BE-JAY |
DOG IS PATCH |
DISPLACE |
HIH-DO-NAL |
MOVE |
DISPLAY |
BE-SEIS-NA-NEH |
DEER IS PLAY |
DISPOSITION |
A-HO-TEY |
DISPOSITION |
DISTRIBUTE |
NAH-NEH |
DISTRIBUTE |
DISTRICT |
BE-THIN-YA-NI-CHE |
DEER ICE STRICT |
DO |
TSE-LE |
SMALL PUP |
DOCUMENT |
BEH-EH-HO-ZINZ |
DOCUMENT |
DRIVE |
AH-NOL-KAHL |
DRIVE |
DUD |
DI-GISS-YAHZIE |
SMALL DUMMY |
DUMMY |
DI-GISS-TSO |
BIG DUMMY |
EACH |
TA-LAHI-NE-ZINI-GO
(D) |
EACH |
ECHELON |
WHO-DZAH |
LINE |
EDGE |
BE-BA-HI |
EDGE |
EFFECTIVE |
BE-DELH-NEED |
EFFECTIVE |
EFFORT |
YEA-GO |
WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT |
ELEMENT |
AH-NA-NAI |
TROOP REPRESENTING
OTHERS |
ELEVATE |
ALI-KHI-HO-NE-OHA |
ELEVATE |
ELIMINATE |
HA-BEH-TO-DZIL |
ELIMINATE |
EMBARK |
EH-HO-JAY |
GET ON |
EMERGENCY |
HO-NEZ-CLA |
EMERGENCY |
EMPLACEMENT |
LA-AZ-NIL |
EMPLACEMENT |
ENCIRCLE |
YE-NAS-TEH (E) |
ENCIRCLE |
ENCOUNTER |
BI-KHANH |
GO AGAINST |
ENGAGE |
A-HA-NE-HO-TA |
AGREED |
ENGINE |
CHIDI-BI-TSI-TSINE
(E) |
ENGINE |
ENGINEER |
DAY-DIL-JAH-HE |
ENGINEER |
ENLARGE |
NIH-TSA-GOH-AL-NEH |
MAKE BIG |
ENLIST |
BIH-ZIH-A-DA-YI-LAH |
ENLIST |
ENTIRE |
TA-A-TAH (E) |
ENTIRE |
ENTRENCH |
E-GAD-AH-NE-LIH |
MAKE DITCH |
ENVELOP |
A-ZAH-GI-YA |
ENVELOP |
EQUIPMENT |
YA-HA-DE-TAHI |
EQUIPMENT |
ERECT |
YEH-ZIHN |
STAND UP |
ESCAPE |
A-ZEH-HA-GE-YAH |
ESCAPE |
ESTABLISH |
HAS-TAY-DZAH |
ESTABLISH |
ESTIMATE |
BIH-KE-TSE-HOD-DES-KEZ |
ESTIMATE |
EVACUATE |
HA-NA |
EVACUATE |
EXCEPT |
NEH-DIH (E) |
EXCEPT |
EXCEPT |
NA-WOL-NE |
EXPECT |
EXCHANGE |
ALH-NAHL-YAH |
EXCHANGE |
EXECUTE |
A-DO-NIL |
EXECUTE |
EXPLOSIVE |
AH-DEL-TAHI (E) |
EXPLOSIVE |
EXPEDITE |
SHIL-LOH (E) |
SPEED UP |
EXTEND |
NE-TDALE |
MAKE WIDE |
EXTREME |
AL-TSAN-AH-BAHM |
EACH END |
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