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’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

’Azhą́ hasistih ndi ’ayóo ’eesh’į́.

even.though 1-be.old.P even.though very 3-1-see.Prog

’ałk’idą́ą́’

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long ago, formerly

’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.

’Ádihodideesht’ih sha’shin nisingo t’áadoo ’atah haasdzíi’ da.

RFLX-1-get.into.trouble.F perhaps 1-think.CI-GO NEG among 1-say.P NEG

’Íhoo’aah ’ayóo bidziil.

education very 3-strong.I

Ałk’idą́ą́’ ’éiyá naadą́ą́’ ’ayóo k’éédadiilyééh ńt’éé’. Díísh jį́įdi ’éiyá kindi nidahaniih.

long.ago TOP corn very pl-3-1dpl-plant.R past | this day-at TOP store-at pl-3-pass-buy.CI
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Long ago, we planted corn. Now, corn is bought at the store.

Bááh łikanígíí ła’ nisin háálá ayóo łikan.

bread 3-be.sweet.NI.NOM some 3-1-want.NI because very 3-be.sweet.NI

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

Ch’iyáán ’ádaasdįįdgo kingóó ła’ hááshááł.

food pl-3-run.out.P-GO store-to some area-1-go.get.Prog

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.I

Ch’ééh la’ baa ntséskees.

in.vain puzzlement 3-about 1-think.I
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I’m having difficulty thinking about it. I can’t wrap my head around it.

Chidí kǫ́ǫ́ ndaajeehígíí t’áá ’ániidígo dahodeezlįįd.

car here 3-run.pl.I-COMP just recently pl-3-become.P
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These cars that run around here just recently came into existence, cars are a recent invention.

Chidíłtsooí bidááh síńzį́dooleeł.

car-yellow-REL 3-for 2-stand.SPN FUT
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You wait for the yellow bus.

Chʼééh jiyáán doo łikan da, wóóyą́ą́ʼ.

watermelon NEG sweet NEG 3-3-eat.O
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The watermelon does not taste good. Don't eat it.

Dahojitaałgo t’áá hoonaałgo wónáásdóó ’ayóí ’íits’a’go dahojitaał.

Pl-4-sing.I-COMP just areal-3-move.Prog-COMP soon remarkable 3-sound.I-COMP pl-4-sing.I

Deenásts’aa’ sh naaldloosh ńt’éé’ shimá siiłtsą́, yiniinaa násineestsxas.

ram 1-with 3-trot.CI past 1-mother 1-3-see.P 3-because 1-3-whip.P
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I was riding around on a ram when my mother saw me and she gave me a whipping because of it.

Díí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed lágo.

this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O hope.not LÁGO

Doo at’ééké bizhdisóół da.

NEG girls 3-4-whistle.O NEG
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Do not whistle at the girls.

doo chohoo’į́į́góó

Doo dibé ch’íi’niił da.

NEG sheep pl-3-2-du-take.out.I NEG
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We (us two) are not taking out the sheep.

Doo nídahiyoołnaah da.

neg pl-3-2dpl-resuscitate.I neg

Doo yéé shaa yánłti’go ndiséts’ą́’į́.

NEG fear 1-to 2-talk.DI-GO 2-1-hear.P
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It’s a good thing I didn’t hear you talking about me.

Dził bíchį́į́shk’ą́ą́h gódeg hoołtį́į́ł.

mountain 3-nose-against areal-up areal-rain.Prog
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It’s raining up on the point of the mountain.

Ha’a’aahgo doo jiztįį da, johonaa’ai hwił ołtáh jíní.

sunrise-GO NEG 4-lay.O NEG, sun 4-with count 4-say.I
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Do not lay after the sun rises, the sun will count you in with the dead.

haahláyéé

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don’t dare

hanii

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denotes contrariness to fact

Hazhóʼí síní. Tʼáadoo naaní’dííldisí.

careful 2-sit.I NEG again-2-wander.Prog-í

hágoónee’

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well, all right then, well

Hodíína’go ch’í’deeshnił.

later.GO out.animals.F

K’adę́ę ’ałné’e’áahgo díchin bik’ee shitah ’anahodí’niitłi’.

now noon hunger 3-account 1-among 1-shake.R
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When it is nearly noon, I get shaky from hunger.

k’asdą́ą́’

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almost, nearly

k’asídą́ą́’

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very nearly, within an ace of, coming close to

lágo

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negative particle used with the optative mode

le’ ’át’éégóó

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used with the optative mode to produce a meaning roughly equivalent to “proof against”

Na’ńle’dii. Tó háníyá, tóhą́ą ’ásdįįd lá.

dismay water areal-1.go 3-disappear.P DISC
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I went for water but to my dismay I found that it was all gone.

Naalyéhé 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.P

Náńsdzáago t’áá ’íídą́ą́’ ’ííníyą́ą’ dooleeł.

back-1-go.sg.P-GO just already INDEF-2-eat.P FUT
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When I get back, you will/should already have eaten.

Shá bíighah na’ashkǫ́ǫ́’.

sun proportionate 1-swim.CI

Shichidí t’ahdii yá’át’ééh, ’át’ah ’índa ła’ ninááhideeshnih.

1-car still 3-good.NI later one again-3-1-buy.F

Shínaaí shíká ’adoolwoł nisin ńt’éé’ ’áłt’ąą t’áadoo níyáa da.

1-older.brother 1-for 3-run.F 1-want.NI but after.all NEG 3-come.sg.P NEG

t’áá

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just

T’áá ká ’ooshháásh lágo.

neg 1-go.to.sleep.O LÁGO

T’áá shǫǫ t’áadoo chidí bitoo’ nihits’ą́ą́’ ’asdįįd da.

just good NEG car 3.poss-gas 1pl-away 3-dwindle.P NEG

Táá’ daats’í shinááhaigo Hwéeldi hoolyéégóó sh dah ’adiiná níigo halne’ łeh shicheii.

three maybe 1-year.P-GO Fort.Sumner-at areal-be.called-toward 1-with start.off 3-migrate.P 3-say.NI-GO 4-tell. usually 1-grandfather

Tł’ée’go shibee ni’dildlaadí bóhosésa’go ch’ééh ’ádináhweessił.

night-GO 1-flashlight 3-1-miss.P-GO in.vain reflex-around-1-grope.Prog
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When I missed my flashlight at night I groped around myself.

wónáásdóó

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soon, finally

Yiską́ągo ’azee’ííłíní niwoo’ yideeshnish doo.

tomorrow doctor 2-teeth 3-2-work.F will.be

Yiską́ągo shicheii nihaa deeshááł ní.

tomorrow 1-grandfather 1pl-to 1-walk.F 3-say.NI

ʼÁkǫ́ǫ́ nił deeshʼash tʼáadóo nchaaígo tʼéiyá.

there 2-with 1-go.du.F NEG 2-cry.DI-Í-GO only