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’adah

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downward from a height

’Ahbínídą́ą́’ ch’ééh niba’ hasht’e’ ’ádííníszin.

morning-Past in.vain 2-wait ready REFL-1-keep.CI
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I was all ready and waiting for you all this morning (but you didn’t come).

’Aoo’, shí dó’ t’áá ’ákwíinissin.

yes1 also just 1-think.so.NI
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No, I don’t think so (i.e. yes, I too hold that opinion of it).

’Ałk’idą́ą́’ ’ayóo nahałtin ńt’éé’.

long.ago very areal-rain.I past
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It used to rain a lot.

’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
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It is said that long ago Monster Slayer was carried away eastward by lightning.

’Ałk’idídą́ą́’ kin ’áshłaa ńt’éé’ ’éí t’ahdii bii’ shighan.

quite.long.ago house 3-1-make.P past it still 3-in 1-home

’Ałní’ní’ą́ągo tó háálínídi ’ahéédidiit’ash.

noon-GO spring-at refl-1du-meet.F

’át’ahígo

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shortly, soon, in a little while

’áłt’ąą

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after all, in spite of that, “darn if”, unfortunately

’Ólta’dóó ’azee’ ’al’íníjį’ t’áá ná’ahanaad.

school-from hospital-to just long.time.pass.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.

Ch’į́į́góó ch’ééh tádííyá.

fail in.vain 1-go.P

Ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Diné Bizaad naalkaah doo baa ’áhonissin da. K’ad ’éí t’áá shxǫǫd bik’i’diitą́.

formerly Navajo language research NEG 3-about 1-aware.CI NEG | now TOP at.least 3-of-1-understand.P

Da’ ’ałní’ní’ą́ąjį’ tł’óo’di nishínílnish?

Q noon-until outside-at 2-work.P

Dééh yaassííd léi’ ’ayóo sido lá.

tea 3-1-pour.I because very 3-hot.SPN disc

Diné k’asdą́ą́’ t’áá ’ałtso bichidí dahólǫ́ dííshjį́į́góó.

person nearly everyone 3-car pl-exist.N nowadays
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Nearly everyone has a car nowadays.

Diné ła’ nizhónígo kéédahojit’į́ danihó’ní, ’áko ndi doo ’ákót’ée da.

people some 3-nice.NI-GO pl-4-3-reside.NI 3-Pl. so but NEG 4-think.CI NEG

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

this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O

Doo ’áádę́ę́’ naagháa da nít’éé’áłt’ąą nida’iilyéego ’índa níyá.

NEG there.from 3-go.about.I NEG past after.all pass.pay.I-go only.then 3-arrive.P

doo --- da

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the frame serving to negativize verbs and phrases

Doo hanii ni ’ałdó’ nilį́į́’ bik’i dah ’íníił da.

NEG contrary 2 also 2-horse 3-on up saddle 3-2-put.PlO.I NEG
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Why don’t you saddle your horse too?

Doo t’áá k’ad bá’ólta’í sélį́į’ da.

NEG just now teacher 1-be.SPN NEG
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I don’t want to become a teacher.

doolá dó’ --- da lá

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a frame with the meaning “it certainly is, wow, but it is”

Gohwééh doo ndi łikan da.

coffee NEG but 3-taste-good.NI NEG

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The coffee doesn’t even taste good.

hanii

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denotes contrariness to fact

Hágoónee’, t’áá ’ákódí shahane’.

well that’s.all 1-story
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Well, that’s all I have to say.

Hodíína’go ch’í’deeshnił.

later.GO out.animals.F

Hooghan binááshwoł ńt’éé shimá sání shich’ahóóshkeed.

hogan 3-encircling-1-run.Prog past 1-grandmother 1-3-scold.P

Hoozdohgóó daats’í deeshááł ’éí doodaii’ Be’eldííldahsínilgóó deeshááł.

Phoenix-toward maybe 1-walk.F or Albuquerque-toward 1-walk.F

K’ad Na’nízhoozhídi naasháa le’.

now Gallup-at around-1-walk.I hope

K’ad shicheii bíká ’iishyeed.

now 1-grandfather 3-for 1-run.I

k’adę́ę ... lágo

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just about the time when

k’asídą́ą́’

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very nearly, within an ace of, coming close to

Na’nízhoozhídi yíníyáago t’áá ła’ bił ’ahóókááh lágo.

Gallup-at 2-go.P-GO see.to.it some 3-with 3pl-meet.O NEG

Naakidi tsin sitą́ądi daats’í kinaaldá b ’ahééniijéé’.

two mile 3-run.pl.P-at maybe purberty.ceremony 3-with RECIP-1dpl-run.pl.P
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We (pl.) ran about two miles with the girl who was running in the puberty ceremony.

Náá’íídéeshtah nisin doodago t’óó siláogóó deeshááł.

again-1-go.school.F 1-want or merely military-to 1-go.F

Níwe, tʼáádoo ʼabeʼ tʼóó bee naninéʼhí. Hazhóʼó nidlą́.

stop NEG milk just 3-with 2-play.R-NEG properly 3-2-drink.I

Shá bíighah na’ashkǫ́ǫ́’.

sun proportionate 1-swim.CI

Shimá bighangóó shíni’ ńt’éé’ ch’ééhago shhoogéé’.

1-mother 3-home-to 1-desire.to.go past in.vain 1-go.P-GO 1-with ho-become.lazy.X

T’áadoo naaltsoos dayínółta’í.

neg book pl-3-2dpl-read.I-Í

T’áá ’ałkéé’ ’azee’ííł’íní bił yah ’adahaadzá.

just one-behind-another doctor 3-with into 1Dist-4-go.I

T’áá ch’ééh ’ásht’į́įgo bįįh biyaaghah ’eelwod.

just in.vain 1-act.NI-GO deer 3-around.corner 3- run.away.P
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I was still trying (to get a bead) when the deer went around a corner and disappeared.

T’áá ká chidí ba’óó’ááł lágo.

NEG car 3-3-borrow.O LÁGO

T’áá ’aaí ’aníigo t’éiyá doo bikee’ saad si’ą́ą da.

truly 3-say.I-GO only NEG 3-behind word 3-sit.SPN NEG

Tsinaabąąs bikáá’dę́ę́’ t’áá ’ałkéé’ ’adahaago’ ndeii’néego.

wagon 3-top-from just one-after-another down-1Pl-fall.P 3Pl-play.CI-GO.CI

Tł’éédą́ą́’ ńléí dził bine’jí ’adildííl yiits’a’ ni’.

night-past there mountain 3-behind-way thunder 3-sound.P recall

wónáásdóó

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soon, finally

Yóó’ ’anáháshyeed.

away SER-1-run.R
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I run away time after time.