Manuelito Wheeler, director of the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, AZ, organized the effort. Wheeler enlisted the help of five translators to come up with translations for non-traditional words such as "robot."
Wheeler described the intricacies of the language, " It's such a powerful language, that it's very descriptive, very descriptive. If you ask for an object in Navajo you will know you'll be getting a round object, you'll be getting a skinny, soft object, you'll be getting a flat rigid object."
The big cliff hanger for the event is how the famous line, "May the Force be with you" will be translated. Not wanting to give any spoilers, Wheeler said everyone will just have to wait and see for themselves.
For the full story, please visit: http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/06/12/188676416/Star-Wars-In-Navajo
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