tones, long/short and/or nasal vowels, plus a grammar unlike anything from an Indo-European perspective. I have trememdous respect for the non-Navajos who have learned it.
Irish was a little daunting with all the mutations and spelling. Another difficult one is Basque. I feel like I have a grasp on the grammar (once you get past the ergative thing) but it's hard to find a good dictionary in English with more that a thousand words.
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