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ʼAdaʼniigeh, nihíká ʼadoohjah.
3pl-marry.F 1dpl-after 2dpl-run.pl.F’Ałk’idą́ą́’ ye’iitsoh lei’ jiní “łeeh nideeshbish.”
long.ago giant INDEF 4-say.P ground-into 2-1.roast.F"Binák’eegóó baa da’ashch’osh lá," didíínííł.
3-eye-between-around 3-to pl-3-infest.P DISC 3-2-tell.F
listen
Tell them "His eyes are infested (with maggots)."
bookmark- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Futurefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -aa tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Ch’ééh jidighaahgo, ajółhosh laanaa jinizin łeh.
in.vain 4-walk.I-GO, 4-sleep.O hope 4-want.CI usuallyChidí nidabinołtłáád.
car pl-3-2dpl-stop.IDah díníilghaazh ’áshįįh bik’ídíínił.
fry.bread salt 3-on-3-2-sprinkle.PlO.FDah níljííd!
up 2-jump.IDibé yah ánádanołkaad!
sheep inside semelit-pl-2pl-gather.RDibé yah ánáádanołkaad!
sheep inside semelit-pl-2pl-gather.IDíí 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
Díí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed; dádi’nítįįh.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O hope.not 3-2-close.gate.IDíí yiską́ągo ’íídííłtah.
this tomorrow 3-2-read.FDíí tł’óół yílééł.
this rope 3-2-carry.SFO.ProgHazhó’ó nidahísóotą́.
still pl-2dpl-sit.pl.PHazhóʼí sínídá. Tʼáadoo naaní’dííldisí.
careful 2-sit.I NEG again-2-wander.Prog-í
listen
Sit still. Donʼt just run around.
bookmark- Progressivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- hazhóʼí carefully
- Command, negativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- t’áadoo not
- Progressivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- sédá sitfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Progressive (Prog)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Háát’i’ le’!
up-3-extend.P LE’Hózhó’ógo baa nitsínkeesgo níni’ bá na’iłt’oh.
3-harmonious.I-GO 3-toward 2-think.I-GO 2-mind 3-for 2-smoke.IHáá’íshą’. ’Ákǫ́ǫ́ dílyeed!
what-Q there 2-run.FJáan biʼdizhchínéejįʼ ʼanááhoolzhiizh. Tįʼ bá daʼdiidįį́ł.
John 2-birth-up-to again-area-arrive.P let's.go 3-for pl-2-eat.FK’os hóle’!
cloud 3s-become.OKwii sínídáa dooleeł.
here 2-sit.SPN will.be.FNaʼahóóhai baa nídiikai ʼakó ʼakʼidahiʼniłí bee shíká ʼadíílwoł.
rodeo 3-about 1pl-do.pl.F so saddle.blanket 3-with 1-after 2-help.F
listen
We are having a rodeo, so help me with a saddle blanket.
bookmark- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -aa tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- Futurefind in Navajo Imperatives
- ’áko so, so that, so thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ká after, forfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
Naʼahóóhai nitsaaígóó dóola dííyééł.
rodeo 3-big-to bull 2-haul.FNi’dózhoł.
term-3-sprinkle.ONi’éé’ náníłkad.
2-clothes 3-2-sew.INimá sání bich’į́’ ch’iyáán ła’ dijááh.
2-grandmother 2-to food some start-3-2.take.PlO2.FNizhónígo saad ha’oodzíí’ ’áníléehgo bik’e’íłchí.
nicely word HO-speak.P 3-2-make.I-GO 3-2-write.IWrite a good sentence.
bookmarkNizhéʼé nilą́ąjįʼ yigáałgo bikééʼ yilwoł.
2-father 2-in.front-to 3-walk.Prog-GO 3-behind 2-run.Prog
listen
Run along behind your father as he walks ahead of you.
bookmark- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Progressivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -go verb and subordinating enclitic
- -jį́’ up to, as far asfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -kéé’ behind, followingfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Progressive (Prog)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yishwoł run alongfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Níwe, bíni’dii ’áyą́!
stop 3-let 3-3-eat.INíwe, ni’éé’ t’óó bik’i na’ínil
stop 2-clothes just 3-on 3-2-dribble.IShichídí shá hooghangóó dídzį́į́s.
1-car 1-for hogan-GÓÓ start-3-2-tow.IShił dó’eeł!
1-with 3-float.OT’iis bąąh nidaohna’.
cottonwood 3-on pl-2dpl-climb.ITó háálínídi ’ahéédidiit’ash ’ałní’ní’ą́ągo.
spring-at refl-1du-meet.F noon-GO
listen
Let’s meet at the spring at noon.
bookmark- Proposal, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- 1st person inclusive, Let’s!find in Navajo Imperatives
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ’ałní’ní’ą́ągo at noon
- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- 1st person inclusive, Let’s!find in Navajo Imperatives
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ’ałní’ní’ą́ągo noon-at
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes




