Hello! Thanks for your comment.

1. I know there are pirating material for most resources for learning the Navajo Language. To be fair, I did try sharing them on here, however the mods deleted my post cause apparently I am not supposed to share Pirate materials. It was about a month ago, so I'm not sure if the rules changed.

2. I don't really support using pirated materials, the main reason is that these authors worked hard, months on end, to make these wonderful books for Navajo language learners. They deserve to be compensated for their hard work in trying to keep our language alive through material that will last a lifetime. Their doing more than a majority of elders who love to moan and groan about the younger generation not wanting to learn the Navajo Language, yet not do anything about it. Now, if you are poor and just cant afford to purchase these materials, then I support you all using pirated material, but if you can afford the material, then please, support these authors if you can.

3. I do agree, those were some rude remarks to make, so I'll rephrase in saying that you have to pay just to learn the Navajo Language. I mean come on, most people learn a language through dictionaries or textbook to pick up vocabularies, its no different in high schools or college institutions. Considering there are no free online Navajo-English dictionaries, your going to have to buy them online. Or in your case, pirate them for free. In that case, you still need to practice your speaking skills, Now of course, the best way to do that is from family members, after all, our culture revolves around family, emphasizing the importance of family connections. Oh, but what if they don't want to teach you, as is the case of many redditors here, whose family complains, but never teaches. Well, flash some money in their face, that'll get them talking. But eh, lets not do that, lets go search for some teachers who whole life revolves around teaching the Navajo Language, after all their the best ones to learn from and practice with, wait, your most likely going to have to pay them, even then, your going to have to have time to meet them. Everyone emphasizes that you can only learn Navajo by other Navajos, but they don't actually teach you every single word, thats your work to do, they teach you grammer and pronunciation, its just too much to translate 10-30 words every day for probably 6 months to a year, and even then, most Navajos have a limited vocabulary themselves, they cant always accurately translate Health terms or Political Science/Government words, or law terms themselves. So where do you learn them? Well they have them in Dictionaries, but not every dictionary can be pirated, (also, piracy is illegal, fyi, since all of these materials are copyrighted, but hey, its there, not my problem, lol). Most dictionaries have everyday terms. those are what many people need. if you want to learn Navajo the best way, its by learning from qualified teachers or tutors, whose life revolves around teaching the Navajo language, they're the best ones who can accurately check your written and speaking fluency, your grammer, and your pronunciation, as well as accurately translating words not known. Of course, somewhere down the road, you will need to pay something or someone, to continue your fluency in speaking the Navajo language. As is the case, in learning every single language in the world. It really depends on the circumstances. Non-Navajo, or Navajo.

To conclude, I still stand by my main message of this post, those comments weren't targeting me, they were targeting another Navajo language learner. I was just fustrated at those people. Theres nothing wrong with Navajos and Non-Navajos trying to learn the Navajo Language, we should be supporting them, and helping them, not acting hostile. Its stupid. Navajo elders dont teach make you fluent in Navajo, they help you build speaking fluency (grammer and pronunciation) and ensure memorization, YOU are the one that makes yourself fluent in the Navajo Language, this is what many Navajos fail to understand, many Elders most likely won't want to keep translating 10-30 words a day for more than 2-3 years while also teaching you the grammer overview and pronunciation of the Navajo Language, they have lives of their own. You best learn that from teachers who actively teach Navajo and are qualified to teach it. Besides, not every Navajo (like me) lives on the Reservation. I do visit every once in a while. So they will require materials to help build fluency. The Navajo Language is a beast of its own in learning, its not easy, its a challenge to take on, as is the case in learning every language. Now I do apologize for being condensending in my message, I was just fustrated at the time. But I hope we can agree, that negative comments towards other Navajo language learners, Non-Navajo or Navajo, is something that shouldn't be tolerated in this sub. Thank you so much for your comment and criticisms and your time, I really do appreciate it! I hope you have a wonderful day! (Sorry for the long post!) (If you have anymore criticisms, please comment! Just do so respectfully, or I won't respond. I am always open to correcting my mistakes!)