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’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 ’ákwíinisin.

yes 1 also just 1-think.so.NI
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Yes, I think so too.

’Awééh kweʼé ninishteeh, adaʼoogeeh.

baby here 3-carry.AnO.I 3-fall.O

’ayóí

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remarkable, amazing, extraordinary

’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’ ch’iyáán ’ ádayiilaa léi’ ła’ ’ánáádeiilyaa.

long.ago food pl-3-3-make.P Indef. some again-pl-3-1dpl-make.P

’Ałk’idą́ą́’ ’éiyá naadą́ą́’ ’ayóo k’éédadiilyééh nít’éé’.

long.ago TOP corn very pl-3-1dpl-plant.R past

’át’ahígo

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shortly, soon, in a little while

’Áłchíní hastą́ą́ binááhaidóó deigo hodees’áago t’áá ’ałtso da’ółta’go yá’át’ééh.

children six 3-year.P-from up areal-extend.NP all pl-3-study.NI-GO 3-good.N

’áłt’ąą

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

Ashkiísh t’áádoo nideezhí yíni’ yá ahóólaa da?

boy NEG 2-younger.sister 3-mind 3-for 3s-3-make.P NEG

Awéé’ doo ndó’ yidlóoh da.

baby NEG NDO’ 3-cold.I NEG
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The baby isn’t even cold.

Bikáá’ dah ’asdáhí bikáa’gi doodaai’ ni’góó daats’í nishdaah?

chair 3-top-at or floor-on perhaps 1-sit.NI

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

ch’ééh

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in vain, futilely, try, try in vain

Díí Hooghan nímazí doo biyí’ shiiską́ą da.

TOP home round NEG 3-inside 1-spend.night.P NEG

doo ’ashohodoobéézhgóó

doo --- le’ ’át’éégóó

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

doo deighánígóó

doo yéé --- -í

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it’s a good thing that, you’re lucky that

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.

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.

Haidą́ą́’ ’a’áán góne’ naashnish ńt’éé’ --- doo sh yá’áhoot’éeh da.

winter-past mine.shaft 1-work.I past NEG 1-with 3-good.N NEG

Hazhóʼí síní. Tʼáadoo naaní’dííldisí.

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

Hágoónee’, t’áá ’ákódí shahane’.

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

Hooghan bikáá’ dah si’ánígíí bíyah da’nii’áago ’ádíílį́į́ł ’áko hooghan doo ’ałhiih nídoołdas da.

hogan 3-on up 3-sit.SPN-ÍGÍÍ 3-under pl-3-extend.NP-GO 3-2-make.F so hogan NEG RECIP-3-collapse.F NEG

K’ad niba’ sédáa dooleeł.

now 2-wait 1-sit.SPN FUT

K’idadeelyáá nit’éé’ t’óó daazgan, háálá doo nahałtin da.

1pl-plant.P past just 3pl-dry.SPN, because NEG 3-rain.CI NEG

Kintahdę́ę́’ hahí néínídzáá lá.

town-from quickly 2-return.P DISC

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 disc
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I was young I went to school in Flagstaff but I returned there recently to find that I’m so hazy about things that I barely recognize the place.

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’níle’dii béeso ła’ haaníníl, t’áadoo tł’oh nidziisnii’ da.

dismay money some 4-3-1-give.PlO.P NEG hay 3-4-buy.P NEG

naa

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across, crosswise on

Nanise’ígíí ch’iyáán daohsą́ ’áko bee nihits’íís bitah yá’ádahoot’ééh dooleeł.

plant-ÍGÍÍ food pl-2-eat.I so 3-with 2pl-body 3-among pl-3-good.NI future

Naʼazhǫǫshgóó dooʼáazhgo nihikééʼ ʼiih deeshwoł.

casino-to 2du-go.F-GO 2pl-follow 3-into 1-run.F

ni’sełkǫ́ǫ́’ léi’ yéigo bąąh ch’ééh déyá

1-swim.P because very 3-on in.vain 1-go.P

Níwe, doo tł’ée’go ’ízdísooł da!

stop NEG outside-GO 4-whistle.I NEG
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Stop, one does not whistle at night!

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

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

Shį́įgo ’ahbínígo ’ashdladi dóó ’ałníi’go k’adę́ę ha’a’aah łeh.

summer-GO morning-GO five-at and half-GO almost 3-sunrise.I usually
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At five thirty in the summer time the sun is about to come up.

Shį́įhgo, doo haigo sin hadidii’áał da.

summer-GO, NEG winter-GO song start-2.sing.F NEG

T’áadoo naníchxǫ’go t’éíyá naalyéhí bá hooghangóó shikee’ ’iihdíiwoł.

before 2-pout.CI-NEG-GO only goods 3-for house.GOO 1-follow 3-2-ride.(I)

T’áá ’ákwíízhíní tó dah siyínígóó ’ałnánáshdááh.

every summer lake-toward again-1-go.R

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 ’adinoólgháásh lágo.

neg 2-oversleep.O LÁGO

t’éiyá

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only

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

Yílk’idę́ę́’ télii ła’ ’adah náádáałgo yiiltsą́.

hill-from donkey INDEF down 3-return.Prog 3-1du-see.P

Yóó’ ’anáshyeed.

away 1-run.I
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I’m running away.