How To Say A Thanksgiving Dinner Prayer (In the Navajo/Diné Language)

Here is a short video that shows you how to say a Thanksgiving prayer in the Navajo language for a family dinner gathering. Here is the prayer: Feel free to use this prayer next week for your Thanksgiving Dinner & Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. Bóhólníihii, ahéhee’ ahínihiiní’eezh. Lord, thank you for bring us together. Ahéhee’ Ahééh Hwiindzin bá da’niidá̜’ígíí. Thank you, for this Thanksgiving dinner. Díí ch’iyáán dabi’niidá̜’ígíí nihá bik’íjídliih. Bless this food we are about to eat. Dóó ch’iyáán ádayiilaaígíí ałdó’ bik’íjídliih. And also bless those that made the food. Nihoosání dóó bee nihitah yá’ádahoot’éeh doo. Let it be beneficial to us and healthy to our bodies. Ahidaniidlí̜í̜ dóó aha̜a̜h nihił dahózhó̜o̜ doo. Let us enjoy being together & one another’s company. Nihaa áhólyá̜ dóó nizhónígo nináhidiikah. Watch over us and let us get home safely. Nízhi̜’ binahji̜’ sodadiilzin. In your name we pray. T’áá ákót’ée doo. Amen. If you’d like to use this prayer for other events, chang
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