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’Ak’ah ła’ dishhį́įhgo baa naashá.
lard some 3-1-melt.I 3-to 1-go.CII am busy melting some lard.
bookmark’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ shá bíighah ’atah ’adishdiłgo ’i’íí’ą́.
yesterday 1-for 3-passing down 1-play.stick.dice.RI evening’Anishkeed, t’áá ká nóólk’oł lágo.
2-3-photograph.I neg 2-blink.O LÁGO’ayóo
’Azhą́ shibéeso hólǫ́ǫ ndi t’áadoo ła’ baa nínil da.
even.though 1-money 3-exist.NI even.though NEG some 3-to 3-1-give.PlO1.P NEG’Ałk’idą́ą́’ ch’iyáán ’ ádayiilaa léi’ ła’ ’ánáádeiilyaa.
long.ago food pl-3-3-make.P Indef. some again-pl-3-1dpl-make.P’Ałk’idą́ą́’ Diné bikéyah bikáa’gi łį́į́’ bichąą bíighahgo tł’oh deíl’áá ńt’éé’ jiní.
long.ago Navajo.land 3-upon-at horse 3-belly sufficient-GO Pl-3-extend.out.of.sight.SNP hearsay’Ałk’idą́ą́’ Naayéé’ Neizghání ha’a’aahjigo ’atsiniltł’ish bił dah yizdéél jiní.
long.ago Monster Slayer east-to lightning 3-with up 3-move.SFO.P 4-say’Ádą́ą́dą́ą́’ásh nishínílnish?
yesterday-Q 2-work.PBéeso bá hooghandi béeso ch’ééh ’adííníshkeed.
money 3-for house-at money in.vain 1-ask.IBéésh hataałí t’áádoo de nídíłki’í.
radio NEG up 2-volume.turn.I-Ích’ínígóó
Chidí bąąh dah sitání bąąh dah shishtįįh ńt’éé’ ’ił adaagizí doo ’éí da lá.
car license plate 3-1-put. I SSO past Sup-with screw neg that neg Disc.Chidí kǫ́ǫ́ ndaajeehígíí t’áá ’ániidígo dahodeezlįįd.
car here 3-run.pl.I-COMP just recently pl-3-become.PThese cars that run around here just recently came into existence, cars are a recent invention.
bookmarkChidí sits’ą́ą́’ hashtł’ish yiih yilwodgo t’áá ch’į́į́góó ch’ééh ’ííł’įįd.
car 1-from mud 3-into 3-go.P-GO failure in.vain 1-act.P
listen
I did everything possible to get my car out of the mud.
bookmark- -ts’ą́ą́’ away from, separating from, derived fromfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -iih intofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yilyeed go, runfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- t’áá ch’į́į́góó failure
- ch’ééh in vain, futilely, try
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’asht’í actfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Chidí bitooʼ ʼásdįįdgo doo diitsʼį́į da dooleeł.
truck 3-gas 3-exhaust.NP-GO NEG 3-start.I NEG 3-become.Fdaats’í
Doo ’áłah dadiidleeł da.
NEG together pl-1dpl-meet.pl.F NEGdoo deighánígóó
Doo kingóó diit’ash da.
NEG town-to 1dpl-go.du.Prog NEG
listen
Let’s not go to town.
bookmark- Proposal with negationfind in Navajo Imperatives
- 1st person inclusive, Let’s!find in Navajo Imperatives
- Progressivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrases
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Progressive (Prog)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Dooládó’ t’áadóó biniyéhégóó naadzólníi da.
certainly NEG 3-because-Í-NEG-GO handsome DADooshą’ gah t’áá gééd náshdááh lá.
ensure rabbit just without 1-return.I DISCDziłdę́ę́’ hoołtį́į́ł ńt’éé’ t’áá nihich’į’jį’ ’ásdįįd.
mountain-from areal-rain.Prg past just 1pl-toward-up.to 3-disappear.PHa’át’íí shį́į́ biniinaa łééch’ąą’í nidahał’in.
what perhaps 3-because dog pl-3-bark.IHaahláyéé ch’íjíghááh.
don’t.dare out-4-come.IHalah doo bííghah jiztį́į da.
opposite.sibling NEG 3-beside 4-lay.O NEGHastiin nééz doondó’ ndi ’alzhish da.
man tall NEG but 3-dance.DI NEGHodíina’go bááh dootł’izhí deeshį́į́ł dóó ’ahwéé bił ła’ deeshdlį́į́ł.
after.a.while-GO bread blue 3-1-eat.F and coffee 3-with some 3-1-drink.FK’ad cháshk’eh góyaa tó de ’anool’ąął.
now wash down water up 3-rise.ProgK’ad Na’nízhoozhídi naasháa le’.
now Gallup-at around-1-walk.I hopeKénídánííljeehgo, sin ła’ beehódíítał.
shoe.game-GO song some 2-sing.FLáshdóón chidí bídadiiltłʼółígíí k’ad hashtʼe dadiilnííł.
ribbon car 3-dist.pl-3-tie.F-ÍGÍÍ now prepare 3-1pl-make.FNa’nízhoozhídi yíníyáago t’áá ká ła’ bił ’ahóókááh lágo.
Gallup-at 2-go.P-GO see.to.it some 3-with 3pl-meet.O NEGNaaki yiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhígóó shił ’adeeswod.
two yesterday Gallup-to 1-with 1-drive.Fni’sełkǫ́ǫ́’ léi’ yéigo bąąh ch’ééh déyá
1-swim.P because very 3-on in.vain 1-go.PNichxǫ’ t’áadoo baa nánít’íní.
stop NEG 3-about 2-bother.I-ÍNíwe, doo tsésǫ’ góne’ ch’ééjí’nah da!
stop NEG window 3-into 4-crawl.R NEGShighandóó ndáá’góó ’ada’iisdee’go nihí ’éí t’áá yiike’.
1-home-from war.ceremony-to 3-go.away.P we.du.pl TOP just 1du-remain.behind.PShinaaí ła’í ndi chizh t’áadoo ła’ yaah ayiitą́ą da.
1-older.brother not.even.one but firewood just-NEG some directional-3-3-gather.P NEG.Shí ’éí doo shił bééhozin da nít’éé’.
1-possessive TOP NEG 3-3-knowledge.CI NEG pastT’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’áadoo naaltsoos dayínółta’í.
neg book pl-3-2dpl-read.I-ÍT’áá ch’ééh ’ásht’į́įgo bįįh biyaaghah ’eelwod.
just in.vain 1-act.NI-GO deer 3-around.corner 3- run.away.PTsinaabąąs bee nida’abąąsgo shi’dizhchį́.
wagon 3-with pl-3-drive.I-GO 1-pass-born.P
listen
I was born when wagons were being used.
bookmark- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- instrumental
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- na’abąąs drivefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -go verb and subordinating enclitic
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- bi’dizhchį́ be bornfind in Navajo Verb Modes




