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’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ hastiin léi’ bitsii’ ’ádingo shaa níyá

yesterday, man indef 3.poss-hair none-GO 1-for 3.come.P
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Yesterday. some bald headed man (of unknown identity) came up to me.

’Aná’ázt’i’ ńtłóo’go biniinaa béégashii t’óó yigháńdaakah.

fence 3-loose.P-GO 3-because.of cow just 3-through-pl-3-go.pl.P
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Because the fence is slack (loose), the cows go right through it.

’Aoo’, ’ashdladigóó ’oolkiłgo ’áádę́ę́’ sh ná’ílwod.

yes five-at-toward clock-GO there-from 1-with 3-return.P

’Ashiiké yázhí ła’ chidí yikáá’dę́ę́’ ’adah ’adoogoh.

boys little INDEF car 3-on-from down 3-fall.F
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One of little boys might fall off the front of the car.

’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
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They say that long ago the grass in the Navajo country was as high as a horse’s belly.

’Ałní’ní’ą́dą́ą́’ t’ah doo da’adánígóó disháágóó ch’iyáán ’ásdįįd.

noon-past still NEG cafeteria-to 1-go.I-NEG food 3-dwindle.NI

’ááłk’iis

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’Ólta’góó deínóhkááh.

school-toward pl-2dpl-go.pl.PROG

-ídin

-k’eh+-jí

in a language e.g. diné k’ehjí ’in Navajo’

-káá’

Bíla’ashdla’ii wolyéii bił dah nahaz’ą́ą́góó t’áá ’ał’ąą bizaad dahólǫ́.

3-fingers-five-NOM 3-be.called-NOM 3-with static areal-3-govern.P-toward just separate 3-language pl

Bįįh b da’doółdǫǫh.

deer 3-with pl-2dpl-shoot.O

Britain bikéyahą́ą t’áá ’ałtso ’ahíi’nilgo kéyah United States wolyéhígíí bilááh ’áníłtsxo ńt’éé’.

Britain 3-land just all 3-combine.P-GO land United States 3-call.NI-COMP 3-beyond 3-size.NI past
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All of the territories of Britain put together is larger than the United States.

Chidí bik’ee heesh’ááł.

car 3-tire 3-1-move.SRO.Prog

Da’ naadą́’ísh nee hólǫ́?

Q corn-Q 2-with 3-exist.NI

dazhdíníłkaad

pl-3DO-4dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).I

de’ nánínááh

hither 2.return.I

didínííłkał

3DO-2-start.to.herd.them.(animals).F

Díigi ’át’éego yigááł.

this-similar.to 3-walk.Prog
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This is the way he walks.

doo ’ashohodéébéézhgóó

Haalá t’áá ’éiyá naaltsoos niníłtsooz ni’.

what-Q just TOP paper 3-1-put.FFO.P recall

hadeishgizh

pl-3DO-3dpl-cut.it.out.P

Haidą́ą́’ shich’ą́ą́h ’ííchííl na’nishkaadgo.

winter-past 1-protect 3-snow.P 3-1-herd.CI-GO

Háidíígíí lá neidiyoołnih?

which.one-ÍGÍÍ Q 3-3-buy.F
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Which one is s/he going to buy?

Háísh tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa?

who-Q boat 3-3-make.P

Kwe’éshą’ haa nízah nináhálzhishgo nináháltį́į́h?

here-Q how 3-long.N-up.to time.move.R-GO rain.R
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How often does it rain here?

la’ saad naalkaah doo bił nidanitła da.

some language anaysis neg 3. with 3.3pl. difficult neg
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Some people do not have difficulty with language analysis.

Mósí ch’óółt’e’ lágo.

cat out-3-2-carry.O LÁGO

Náás heesháałgo chidí bine’ ’ííyá.

forward 1-step.Prog-GO car 3-behind 1-go.P
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I stepped up (and got) behind the car.

Nédáá dóó bikáá’adání bik’i ndinís’eez.

1-sit and table 3-on 1-place-1-foot.P
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I sat down and put my feet on the table.

nidasiilyá

pl-3DO-1dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.P

Nihimásání ha’át’íí lá yinízin?

1dpl-grandmother what LÁ 3-3-want.NI

niłhį́į́h

3DO-2-melt.it.(snow).I

ńt’éé’

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relates to past time. Used variously as an adverb, a connective (conjunction), and, with nouns, as an adjective translatable as “former, late, deceased”

Sha’áłchíní béeso ’ashladiin baa nínil ńt’éé’ t’ááła’ajį́ ’ałtso yibadooskai.

1-children money 50 3-for 2-put.PlO.P past at-once all 3-3-exhaust.P

Shimá sání t’áá shídin ’ííyá.

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My grandmother went away without me.

Shí hanii ’adishníigo shik’ihoodiit’ą́ .

1 contrary INDEF-1-say.P-GO 1-4-blame.P
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I didn’t say it but I got the blame (YM 1987:206)

Shínaaí shikétł’á ’iiyilgo łį́į́’ bikáá’ hasis’na’.

1-older.brother 1-foot-bottom 3-3-boost.P-GO horse 3-top up-1-crawl.P
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My older brother boosted me and I got up on the horse’s back.

Sitsiitł’óól tsásk’eh bikáá’ dah yishłééh.

Navajo.hair.tie bed 3-on up 3-1-put.SFO.U

Sitsóóké da’ółta’go t’óó bik’iisdził.

1-grandchildren pl-school-GO just 3-1-support.Prog

T’áadoo ’adíłts’inígo t’éiyá nił ’ákǫ́ǫ́ deesh’ash.

NEG 3-2-punch.RI-NEG-GO only 2-with there 1du-go.F
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I’ll take you there only if you don’t fight.

T’áá ’áko doozhǫǫgo béeso ba’í’nil.

all.right decent money 3-3-borrow.P
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S/he borrowed a decent amount of money.

T’áá ká dibe łá yóó’ ’ayónííł

Neg sheep some 3-lose.O
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Don’t let s/he lose any sheep.

T’óó tá’ádeesgizii’ ’ííyą́ą́’.

just 3-reflex-wash.P-CONJ 3-eat.P

Tónaneesdizígóó bił ’anáá’oolwod.

tuba.city-to 3-with again-3-drive.R
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S/he drove to Tuba City again.

Tsídii yázhí biná’neestł’ǫ́ góne’ nahaztą́.

bird little cage inside 3-sit.pl.SPN

Tł’éédą́ą́’ mą’ii léi’ shidááh gónaa ch’élwod.

last-night coyote there 1-before areal-around 3-move-rapidly.P
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Last night a coyote crossed my path.

Yadiizíníshą’ haa néelt’e’go nínízin?

can-Q how 3.many.N-GO 2-want.NI

Yá’át’éehgo yínááł.

be.good.I-GO 2-go.sg.Prog
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You are walking well.