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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-15-06 06:14 PM
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OK, who did the "Navajo Code" sticky?
Funniest one I've seen so far. :thumbsup:

:spray: :rofl:

dg
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-15-06 06:27 PM
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1. Why isn't it in Navajo?
Or does Navajo have a written language?
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-15-06 06:29 PM
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2. Bingo, we have a winner!
:)

Navajo doesn't have a written component. During WWII, Navajos were used as "code talkers" in the Pacific so the Japanese couldn't figure out what the US was doing.

dg
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-15-06 08:30 PM
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3. Thanks for clarifying
I didn't think it did.
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-15-06 08:32 PM
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4. Well, no, Navajo does have a written language,
but the code was based solely on the spoken language, which has several levels of complexity found in few other languages. :)
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-15-06 08:33 PM
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5. Thanks for the clarification
I remembered the use of Navajo had something to do with it not being written down. I just didn't know there were several levels to it. :)

Herk on!

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