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’Ajótł’óół laanaa nissin ndi ’aghaa’ shee ’ádin.
4-weave.O hope 3-1-want.CI but wool 3-1-with.me 3-none.NI’Anishkeed, t’áá ká nóólk’oł lágo.
2-3-photograph.I neg 2-blink.O LÁGO’Awééh kweʼé ninishteeh, adaʼoogeeh.
baby here 3-carry.AnO.I 3-fall.O’ayóí
’Ałk’idą́ą́’ ’ayóo nahałtin ńt’éé’.
long.ago very areal-rain.I past’Ałk’idą́ą́’ shimá bił na’nishkaadgo ’aghaa’ yisdizígíí dibé yázhí yichíihgo yizénéíłt’ih.
long ago 1-mother 3-with SUP-1-herd.I-GO wool 3-spin.P-ígíí lamb 3-birth.P-GO 3-neck-around-3-tie.P
listen
Long ago, while herding sheep with my mother, she used to tie a yarn around the newborn lamb’s neck.
bookmark- ’ałk’idą́ą́’ long ago, formerly
- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- na’nishkaad herd, go out herdingfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -go verb and subordinating enclitic
- -go verb and subordinating enclitic
’Ałní’ní’ą́ą́dą́ą́’ t’ah doo da’adánígóó dishááhgóó ch’iyáán ’ásdįįd.
noon-past still NEG cafeteria-to 1-go.I-NEG food 3-dwindle.NI
listen
The cafeteria ran out of food at noon before I could go there.
bookmark- ałní’ní’ą́ noon
- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- t’ah doo góó beforefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -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
- dishááh start to gofind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ádįįh dwindle, become extinctfind in Navajo Verb Modes
’Át’ahígo da’diidį́į́ł.
soon pl-’-1dpl-eat.F’áłt’ąą
’Ániid ’iiyą́ą́’ ’áko ndi t’ah dichin nisin.
recently 1-eat.P even then still 3-hungry 1-want.NI
listen
I recently ate even then I am still hungry.
bookmark- ’ániidígo recently, not long ago
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’áko ndi even so, even thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- -t’ah in a recess, pocket or enclosed space, undercoverfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Ch’ééh jiyáán hastiin baa nahashniihgo ch’ééh ’ííł’įįd ’ahbínídą́ą́’.
watermelon man 3-from 3-1-buy.CI-GO tried in.vain 1-act.P morning-past
listen
I tried in vain to buy a watermelon from a man this morning.
bookmark- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nahashniih buy, sellfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ch’ééh in vain, futilely, try
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’asht’í actfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ahbínídą́ą́’ this morning
- -aa tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
Ch’į́į́góó baa ntséskees.
fail 3-about 1-think.ICh’į́į́góó ch’ééh tádííyá.
fail in.vain 1-go.PCh’ééh la’ baa ntséskees.
in.vain puzzlement 3-about 1-think.IChidí léi’ la’ ch’ééh dah diilyeed.
car because surprise in.vain up 3-go.IChidí sits’ą́ą́’ hashtł’ish yiih yilwodgo t’áá ch’į́į́góó ch’ééh ’ííł’įįd.
car 1-away mud 3-into 3-go.P-GO just fail in.vain 3-1-act.PI did everything possible to get my car out of the mud.
bookmarkChʼééh jiyáán doo łikan da, wóóyą́ą́ʼ.
watermelon NEG sweet NEG 3-3-eat.ODibé yázhi bimá doo boosáni da, biʼnootsaał.
sheep little 3-mother NEG 3-love.I NEG 3-starve.ODoo ’íits’a’ída nít’éé’ ’áłt’ąą Irene níyáago ’índa hahodíídláád.
NEG 3-sound.P-NEG past finally Irene 3-arrive.P-go only.then 3-uproar.PDoo choshijooł’į́į́’ le’ ’át’éégóó shił hóyéé’.
NEG 3-1-make.use.O proof.against-NEG 1-with lazy.NIDoo 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
Doo nídahiyoołnaah da.
neg pl-3-2dpl-resuscitate.I negDooládó’ shį́į́ shich’ohoos’ni’ da; ’adą́ą́dą́ą́’ kintah góyaa yishááł ńt’éé’ béeso naadiinígíí ńdiiłtsooz.
wow probably 1-lucky.P yesterday town areal down 1-go.I Past money twenty-NOM 3-sit.FFO.P
listen
Boy oh boy, I was in luck; yesterday I was walking down the street and found a twenty dollar bill.
bookmark- dooládó’ --- da lá (it) certainly isfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- shį́į́ perhaps, probably, possiblyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ’adą́ą́dą́ą́’ yesterday
- góyaa down
- nit’ee’ pastfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Dooshą’ gah t’áá gééd náshdááh lá.
ensure rabbit just without 1-return.I DISCHastiin t’áá ká baa wóólyeed lágo.
man see.to.it to.him 2-run.to.O NEG-wishHazhó’ó nidahísóotą́.
still pl-2dpl-sit.pl.Phazhóó’ógo
Hoozdo hoolyéedi deesdoi sha’shin. ’Áyaańda (’áyąą) diné bi’éétsoh t’áá gééd ndaakai.
Phoenix areal-called-at hot possibly no.wonder person 3-coat without pl-3-go.pl.PJį́į́dą́ą́’ t’óó k’asídą́ą́’ nihee nahóółtą́.
today just very.nearly 1dpl-with areal-rain.PK’ad cháshk’eh góyaa tó deg ’anool’ąął.
now wash area-down water up 3-move.ProgK’ad shicheii bíká ’iishyeed.
now 1-grandfather 3-for 1-run.Ik’adę́ę ... lágo
KinŁánídi ’ííníshta’ ńt’éé’ ’áádóó t’áá ’ániidígo ’áadi náánísdzáá ńtéé’ ’ééhosisya’ lá.
Flagstaff-in 1-study.P past and.then just recently there-at 1-return.P past 1-get.hazy.P discKóhoot’éédą́ą́’ dibé yázhí t’óó ’ahayóí hazlį́į́’. K’ad ’éí doo t’óó ’ahayói da.
last.year sheep baby a.lot 3-Pas-it.occured.P now this NEG a.lot NEGShich’ah tsékooh góyaa ’adah bił ’ííyol.
1-hat gorge areal-down downward 3-with 3-blow.PShichidí t’ahdii yá’át’ééh, ’át’ah ’índa ła’ ninááhideeshnih.
1-car still 3-good.N later one again-3-1-buy.FShiyáázh Damóogo ’índa ’áádę́ę́’ nídeesdzá
1-son Sunday.GO will.be from 2-returning.FShizhé’éésh łį́į́’ yiyííshǫǫdę́ę ’ayóó ’eelwod?
1-father horse-Q 3-3-tame.P-COMP.past really 3-run.away.Pt’ah ńt’éé’
T’áadoo hadahooł’áhí.
neg pl-3s-2dpl-make.noise.NP-ÍT’áadoo hosh biih dadoołtaałí.
neg cactus 3-in pl-2dpl-step.O-ÍT’áá ch’ééh ’ásht’į́įgo bįįh biyaaghah ’eelwod.
just in.vain 1-act.NI-GO deer 3-around.corner 3- run.away.PYiską́ągo 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 Modeslook up conjugationhide conjugation ▾
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes




