The code, which assigned a Navajo word to key military phrases, allowed for faster translations — the code breakers could decipher lines in 20 seconds, compared to 30 minutes, the IC states.

The Pentagon has restored some webpages highlighting the wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans ...

Using Navajo words for red soil, war chief, clan, braided hair, beads, ant and hummingbird, for example, they came up with a glossary of more than 200 terms, later expanded, and an alphabet.