M2 QS12

He could communicate in the language as well as the Navajo.

He understood the Navajo language, but he could not speak it.

He could speak and understand some Navajo but was not fluent.

He could speak the language but did not appreciate how special it was.

“There was a white man named Philip Johnson who was the son of a white trader on the reservation”

"he could speak ‘Trader Navajo.’”

“Some have said that Philip Johnson developed the code”

“He did not know our sacred language well enough to do this.”

They joined Philip Johnson and Major General Vogel to create the code.

They developed the secret code on their own.

They demonstrated how to use the code but let Philip Johnson develop it.

In wartime, many different people come together for a common cause.

Wartime reveals the deep divisions and differences between groups of people.