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’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ shá bíighah kintahdi tádísháahgo shee ’i’íí’ą́.
yesterday sun proportionate town-at 1-go.about.Prog-GO 1-on 3-sun.went.down.P’Ahbínídą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ííyą́ą́’góó biniinaa wónáásdóó sitsiits’iin diniih.
morning-past neg 1-eat.P-GO.NEG because soon 1-head 3-ache.CI
listen
I didn’t eat this morning, so my head is aching.
bookmark- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ashą́ eatfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- díníshniih ache, be in painfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ahbínídą́ą́’ this morning
- -niinaa because of, on account offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
’Ak’ah ła’ dishhį́įhgo baa naashá.
lard some 3-1-melt.I 3-to 1-go.CI’Akóyaa ’adah, t’áá baa ’áhólchįįh.
there-down down, just 3-to 2-aware.NI’ałdó’
’Ałk’idą́ą́’ ’éiyá naadą́ą́’ ’ayóo k’éédadiilyééh nít’éé’.
long.ago TOP corn very pl-3-1dpl-plant.R past’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
’Hágoónee’, béeso shaa ní’aah.
well money 1-for 2-give.SRO.I’Oółháásh lágo.
2-sleep.O don’tÁt’ah ’índa shaa náádíídááł.
later 1-to again-2-come.Fch’ínígóó
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.PCh’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ shichidí naaki. K’ad ’éí t’ááłá’i.́
formerly 1-car two now it oneCh’ééh la’ baa ntséskees.
in.vain puzzlement 3-about 1-think.IChidí kǫ́ǫ́ ndaajeehígíí t’áá ’ániidígo dahodeezlįįd.
car here 3-run.pl.I-COMP just recently pl-3-become.PThese cars that run around here just recently came into existence, cars are a recent invention.
bookmarkChidí bitooʼ ʼásdįįdgo doo diitsʼį́į da dooleeł.
truck 3-gas 3-exhaust.NP-GO NEG 3-start.I NEG 3-become.FDeenásts’aa’ shił 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.PDibé yázhí ła’ yóó’ ’ííyáá ńt’ę́ę́’ tsiyi’di bik’íníyá.
lamb one away 3-go.P past forest-at 3-find.it.PDiné k’asdą́ą́’ t’áá ’ałtso bichidí dahólǫ́ dííshjį́į́góó.
person nearly everyone 3-car pl-exist.N nowadaysDíigi ’át’éego yigááł.
this-similar.to 3-walk.Progdoo --- ndi
doo deighánígóó
Doo tó tsíídkáá’ dididííkáał da.
NEG water charcoal-on start-3-2-put.OC.F NEGdooshą’ dó’ léi’ --- lá
Dooshą’ gah t’áá gééd náshdááh lá.
ensure rabbit just without 1-return.I DISCdoozhǫǫgo
Dził bíchį́į́shk’ą́ą́h gódeg hoołtį́į́ł.
mountain 3-nose-against areal-up areal-rain.ProgHaidą́ą́’ ’a’áán góne’ naashnish ńt’éé’ --- doo shił yá’áhoot’éeh da.
winter-past mine.shaft 1-work.I past NEG 1-with area-good.N NEG
listen
While I was working in the mine (shaft) last year and I didn’t like it (inside the place).
bookmark- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ne’ behindfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- naashnish workfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ńt’éé’ relates to past time
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrases
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
Hodíina’go bááh dootł’izhí deeshį́į́ł dóó ’ahwéé bił ła’ deeshdlį́į́ł.
after.a.while-GO bread blue 3-1-eat.F and coffee 3-with some 3-1-drink.FK’ad shį́į́ deesk’aaz hodooleeł.
now probably cold area-become.Fk’asdą́ą́’
Ląʼí Náhóółtáago hodookʼááłígíí yaa kódzaa dooleeł
much 3-rain-GO.O 3-fire.I-IGII 3-down to.happen.NI 3-become.FNa’níle’dii kingóó niséyá, naaltsoos t’áadoo niigį́į da.
dismay store-to 1-go.P mail NEG 3-pass-deliver.LPB.P NEG
listen
I went to the store, only to find the mail had not been delivered.
bookmark- na’ńle’dii unfortunatelyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- t’áadoo not
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- da expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
Náá’íídéeshtah nisin doodago t’óó siláogóó deeshááł.
again-1-go.school.F 1-want or merely military-to 1-go.FNáás heesháałgo chidí bine’ ’ííyá.
forward 1-step.Prog-GO car 3-behind 1-go.PShichidí t’ahdii yá’át’ééh, ’át’ah ’índa ła’ ninááhideeshnih.
1-car still 3-good.NI later one again-3-1-buy.FShilééchąą’í bił na’nishkaadgo jooł bá ’abíńjíshhałgo yikéé’ náádiilwo’.
1-dog 3-with 1-herd.CI ball 3-for 3-1-bat.R-GO 3-after 3-run.R
listen
When I’m out herding with my dog I bat fly balls for him and he chases them.
bookmark- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- accompaniment
- -go verb and subordinating enclitic
- -á for, for the benefit offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- benefactive
- -kéé’ behind, followingfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- na’nishkaad herd, go out herdingfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Iterative (R)find in Navajo Verb Modes




