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during the battle of iwo jima, navajo code talkers sent an extremely important message to us military leaders. it formed one word:

sheep-uncle-ram-ice-bear-ant-cat-ho rse-itch

here is the navajo translation:

dibeh, shi-da, dah-nes-tsa, tkin, shush, wol-la-chee, moasi, lin, yeh-hes.

but what did it mean? use these sections from the “navajo code talkers' dictionary” to see if you can decode it.

hint 1: pay special attention to the section on the alphabet.

hint 2: even after you decode the word, you probably won’t understand it. you will get more information after you complete part b.