Jan 1, 2025 · "Ya-Ta-Hey" is a greeting in the Navajo language, which is also known as Diné bizaad. In Navajo culture, it is a friendly way of saying hello or asking how someone is doing.

Mar 21, 2025 · yá- (thematic) + - ʼá- (comparative) + - ∅- (ni- modal 3rd person subject prefix) + - ∅- (classifier) + -tʼééh (neuter imperfective stem of root -TʼÉÉH, “to be good”). Often anglicized as "yatahey" or "yah-ta-hey".

Yah-ta-hey (Navajo: Tʼáá Bííchʼį́įdii) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 757, [3] up from 590 in 2010. [5]

Navajo Historian Wally Brown, teaches about the traditional greeting, Yá'át'ééh. Many people mistakenly believe it means "hello". Like so many other things i...

Yah-ta-hey (English) Origin & history From the Navajo greeting yáʼátʼééh. Proper noun Yah-ta-hey CDP in McKinley County, New Mexico, USA.

Feb 20, 2012 · yah ah ht ehh Literally: it is good (alternatively: it is well). This is considered the Navajo ‘hello,’ so it can be used to greet people. It can also be used with ‘shił’ as in ‘shił yá’át’ééh’ to mean ‘I like it.’

What does yáʼátʼééh‎ mean? Often anglicized as "yatahey" or "yah-ta-hey". yáʼátʼééh náshdleeł — I’m feeling better. doo yáʼátʼéeh da — he is bad, evil, not good. yáʼáníshtʼééh — I am well. yáʼánítʼééhísh — are you well? shił yáʼátʼééh — I like it (reflects a personal preference).

Nov 25, 2024 · Ya-ta-hey is an attempt at spelling out welcome/hello/hi in Navajo. Correct spelling is yá'át'ééh. It means "it is good". Shił yá'át'ééh means "I like it". yá refers to the skyward ...

Jan 7, 2022 · From the Navajo greeting yáʼátʼééh. Yah - ta - hey. A census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.

A traditional greeting in Navajo, often spelled yá át tééh, which translates generally as "it is good." "My cousin Judy hugging my mom hello, November 14, 2009" by Neeta Lind is licensed under …