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’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ shá bíighah kintahdi tádísháahgo shee ’i’íí’ą́.
yesterday sun proportionate town-at 1-go.about.Prog-GO 1-on 3-sun.went.down.P’Ahbínídą́ą́’ ch’ééh niba’ hasht’e’ ’ádííníszin.
morning-Past in.vain 2-wait ready REFL-1-keep.CI’Ahbínídą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ííyą́ą́’góó biniinaa wónáásdóó dichin shi’niiłhį́.
morning-past neg 1-eat.P-GO.NEG 3-because soon hunger 1-3-kill.I
listen
I did not eat this morning, so I am hungry now.
bookmark- ’ahbínídą́ą́’ this morning
- t’áadoo not
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ashą́ eatfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -niinaa because of, on account offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- wónáásdóó soon, finally
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- sisxé killfind in Navajo Verb Modes
’Asdzą́ą́ Báhóózhóní yinishyée dooleeł.
woman happy 1-called.NI FUT’Ashkii yázhí ’ayóo hwe’ádílááh.
little boy very 3-mischief’Ałk’idą́ą́’ ’ayóo nahałtin ńt’éé’.
long.ago very areal-rain.I past’áyąą
’áłt’ąą
’Ííshją́ą́ ’at’ééd yázhí hooghandę́ę́’ ch’idoogááł.
certainly girl little house-from out-3-walk.F’Ííshją́ą́ díí ’atoo’ béésh bii’ kǫ’í bikáá’ dah séką́.
don’t forget this stew stove 3-top up 1-put.P.OC’Oółháásh lágo.
2-sleep.O don’tÁt’ah ’índa shaa náádíídááł.
later 1-to again-2-come.FBéeso bá hooghandi béeso ch’ééh ’adííníshkeed.
money 3-for house-at money in.vain 1-ask.ICh’ééh déyáago hooghangóó nááshdááł.
in.vain 1-go.sg.P-GO home-to 1-return.Prog
listen
I am tired and I’m on my way home.
bookmark- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- déyá gofind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -go verb and subordinating enclitic
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Progressive (Prog)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nááshdááł return, go backfind in Navajo Verb Modes
ch’ínígóó
ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’
Ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Bilagáanaa Bizaad doo diists’a’ da. K’ad ’éí t’áá shxǫǫ t’áá bee yáshti’.
formerly English neg 1-understand.I neg. Now TOP good.thing barely 3.with 1.speak-I
listen
Before, I didn’t understand English. Now, thankfully, I can speak some.
bookmark- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- diists’a hear, understandfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yáshti’ speakfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ formerly, originally
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- instrumental
Ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Bilagáanaa Bizaad doo diists’a’ da. K’ad éí t’ááshxǫǫd t’áá bee yáshti’.
formerly English NEG 1-understand.I NEG | now TOP at.least just 3-with 1-speak.IDibé bighan báátis dah yiishte’.
Sheep corral 3-over up 1-climb.PDibé bits’į́’ daodą́ą́’ lágo.
sheep 3-meat pl-3-1dpl-eat.O LÁGODíí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed lágo, dádiʼnítįįh.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O hope.not 3-2-close.gate.I
listen
Don’t let the bull get into the field tonight, so close the gate.
bookmark- Command, negativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Optative with t’áá ká and lágofind in Navajo Imperatives
- t’áá ká don’t
- lágo negative particle used with the optative mode
- Optative (O)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Imperfectivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
doo ’ashohodéébéézhgóó
Doo ’atiin bąąhgóó ch’il ’ahwééh ’áłah ’ájíléeh da.
NEG road 3-beside-along plant coffee together 3-4-gather.SFO.I NEG
listen
Don’t gather tea along the roadside.
bookmark- Indirect command with negationfind in Navajo Imperatives
- 4th person admonition, negative, Imperfectivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrases
- -ąąh on, besidefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Doo ’áłah diidleeł da.
NEG together pl-1dpl-meet.pl.F NEGdoochǫǫł --- dooleeł
hah
Haidą́ą́’ ’a’áán góne’ naashnish ńt’ę́ę́’ --- doo shił yá’áhoot’éeh da.
winter-past mine.shaft inside 1-work.I past neg 1-with 3-good.N neg
listen
I worked in the mine (shaft) last year and I didn’t like it.
bookmark- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- time
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- naashnish workfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- cognitive experiencer
- ńt’éé’ relates to past time
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrases
Hágoónee’, t’áá ’ákódí shahane’.
well that’s.all 1-storyHodíínáá’ágo bááh dootł’izhí ła’ deeshį́į́ł.
after.a.while-GO bread blue some 1-eat.FKintahdę́ę́’ hahí néínídzáá lá.
town-from quickly 2-return.P DISCna’ńle’dii
Naaki yiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhígóó shił ’adeeswod.
two yesterday Gallup-to 1-with 1-drive.FNaakidi tsin sitą́ądi daats’í kinaaldá bił ’ahééniijéé’.
two mile 3-run.pl.P-at maybe purberty.ceremony 3-with RECIP-1dpl-run.pl.PNaalyéhé bá hooghandi t’ah doo dá’deelkaałdą́ą́’ nisingo na’ńle’dii tsį́į́ł shiisxį́ (siisxį́).
trading.post-at just NEG 3-PASS-close.I-past 1-think.N-GO dismay speed 1-3-kill.PNaʼazhǫǫshgóó dooʼáazhgo nihikééʼ ʼiih deeshwoł.
casino-to 2du-go.F-GO 2pl-follow 3-into 1-run.FNíwe, tʼáádoo łééchąąʼí nánítałʼí.
stop NEG dog 3-2-kicking.R.NEGńt’éé’
Shí ’éí doo shił bééhozin da nít’éé’.
1-possessive TOP NEG 3-3-knowledge.CI NEG pastSitsóóké da’ółta’go t’óó bik’iisdził.
1-grandchildren pl-school-GO just 3-1-support.ProgT’ah doo sha’áłchíní haleehę́ędą́ą́’ doozhǫǫgo shibéeso (sibéeso) hólǫ́ǫ́ ńt’éé’.
still NEG 1-children 3-be.born.I-past satisfactory 1-money 3-exist.NI pastt’áá
Tsézéí lą’í joyéełgo nidaaz dooleeł.
gravel a.lot 3-4-haul.I-GO 3-heavy.NI 3-become.FWhen you're hauling a lot of gravel, it becomes heavy.
bookmarkYiską́ągo nighandi naadeeshááł.
tomorrow 2-home-at 2-to-1-go.FYiską́ągo daats’í tł’óo’di hózhóní doo doodaii’ naháłtin daats’í dooleeł.
tomorrow maybe outside areal-good.NI or areal-rain.CI maybe futureYiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhídi háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł ninízin?
tomorrow Gallup-at where-Q 2-eat.F 2-want.CI
listen
When you go to Gallup tomorrow where do you want to eat?
bookmark- yiską́ągo tomorrow
- háá-P.ENCLITIC wherefind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -sh enclitic for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yíshą́ eat itfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Yiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhígóó deet’áazhgo haa’í lá ’adiidį́į́ł?
tomorrow Gallup-to 1dpl-go.du.F-GO where Q 1pdl-eat.FWhen we go to Gallup tomorrow, where shall we eat?
bookmark- yiską́ągo tomorrow
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -go verb and subordinating enclitic
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- déyá start to gofind in Navajo Verb Modes
- haa’í wherefind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- lá particle for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ashą́ eatfind in Navajo Verb Modes