The Navajo Language Academy, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization devoted to the scientific study and promotion of the Navajo language. The NLA is a joint effort by professional language teachers and linguists. The NLA has hosted Navajo linguistics workshops for scholars every summer from 1997 through 2019. 

We need your support. The NLA is a unique organization that cannot continue its work without generous support. Your tax-deductible contributions will be most gratefully received. Make checks payable to:

Navajo Language Academy, Inc.
PO Box 5411
Window Rock, AZ 86515

Workshop News:  Will appear here.

New Resources produced by NLA in collaboration with Navajo Technical University:
Online lexicon and grammar materials with audio recordings

• Postposition Lexicon
• Adverb Lexicon
• The Grammar of Questions

Also:

• Ken Hale Archive of Navajo Linguistics
• Bibliography of Navajo Linguistics

How is the NLA different from other organizations?
The NLA does not duplicate the work of the Division of Diné Education, Diné College, or the Navajo Language Teachers Association. Like these organizations, we support Navajo language education. However, the NLA approach is to teach people how to do scientific research on the Navajo language, to discover the rules and principles underlying the grammar. Our work covers complicated areas of grammar that are beyond the scope of courses offered elsewhere. Our courses teach students how to apply the scientific method to language studies, allowing them to build analytical skills, something not emphasized at other institutions.