NOTE ON THE ORTHOGRAPHY OF NAVAJO WORDS.

The spelling of Navajo words in this paper is in accordance with the

alphabet of the Bureau of Ethnology:

c = _ch_ in _chin_; ¢ = _th_ in _this_; ç = _th_ in _think_; j = _z_ in

_azure_; q = German _ch_ in _machen_; ` shows that a vowel is aspirated;

the vowels have the continental sounds; _ai_ is the only diphthong, and

is like _i_ in _line_; _l_ is usually aspirated; the other letters have

the ordinary English pronunciation.