Skip to main content

Transcript: Thomas H. Begay & Nonobah Begay

[T. Begay:]
And then come to “J.” They didn’t know what to call, so some young man came up and said “Why don’t we call it [in Navajo language].” That means jackass, so when you sent a message, the people saying jackass— “Hey, what are they talking about?” [In Navajo language] which means “ant.” Yucca, those plants—a “Y.”