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’Ak’ah ła’ dishhį́įhgo baa naashá.
lard some 3-1-melt.I 3-to 1-go.CII am busy melting some lard.
bookmark’Aadę́ę́’ yiłk’as daaní.
there-from cold.weather pl.3-say’Ashkii dibé yázhí yinisé.
boy sheep little 3-3-raise.CI’Atiin yéego séí ndahadleeh łe.
road very sand 3-becomes,usually.CI’Atʼééd naʼniłkaad.
girl 3-herd.CI’Eii łį́į́’ ga’ yinízin.
that horse EMPH 3-2-want.CIAłk’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.
bookmark- ’ałk’idą́ą́’ long ago, formerly
- ’éiyá topic markerfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ńt’éé’ relates to past time
- ’ayóo very, extremely
- díísd jį́įdi nowadays
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Iterative (R)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Ch’iyáán bá hooghandi béeso bideená naashnish.
food.store-at money 3-in-exchange.for 1-work.CICh’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’ Diné Bizaad naalkaah doo shił bééhózin da. K’ad éí t’áá shxǫǫd shił báá hózin.
formerly Navajo language research NEG 1-with 3-of ho-know.CI NEG | now TOP luckily 1-with 3-about-ho-know.CI
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From the beginning, I didn’t know about Navajo linguistics. Now I’m finally able to understand it.
bookmark- bééhózin there is knowledgefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ formerly, originally
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- k’ad now
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- bééhózin there is knowledgefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrases
Don ’ayóo łe’ nisin ní.
Don very jealousy 3-1-think.CI 3-say.NIDooládóʼ Diné Bizaad nanitł’ah da lá.
certainly Navajo language 3-difficult.CI as.such discoverDziłghą́ą́’í bizaad doo shił bééhózin da.
White.Mountain.Apache-NOM 3-language NEG 1-with 3-ho-know.CI NEGHa’át’íísh baa hane’?
What Q 3-for be.told.CIHa’át’íísh biniinaa naníchxǫ’?
what-Q 3-because 2-pout.CIHaidą́ą́’ shich’ą́ą́h ’ííchííl na’nishkaadgo.
winter-past 1-protect 3-snow.P 3-1-herd.CI-GOHashk’aan ’ayóo łikan nisin.
banana very 3-be.tasty 3-1-think.CIHaʼoodz´íí’ binideiilnish.
sentence pl-3-1dpl-work.CIHaʼoodzíí’ binaołnish.
sentence 3-2dpl-work.CIHaʼoodzíí’ bineiilnish.
sentence 3-1dpl-work-CIHáadi lá dibé nidahaniih?
where-at Q sheep pl-3-pass-sell.CIHáadish chídí sizį́?
where-at-Q car.SRO parked.at.CIHáágóó lá Bíl doogááł nízin Jáan?
where-toward Q Bill 3-go.sg.F 3-want.CI JohnHóółtsei léi’ naats’ǫ́’oołdísii nidaakai.
areal-dry.P some whirlwind about-PL-3-go.pl.CIJó nił bééhozin shibéeso ’adingo
because 2-with 3-knowledge.CI 1-money 3-dwindle.CI-GOKingóó déyáhą́ą́’ łá’í nidi doo bénáshniih da.
store-to 1-go.P-past but NEG 3-1-remember.CI NEG
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I forgot I was going to go to store.
bookmark- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- łá’í ndi not even one, not a single onefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- doo expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- da expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
Ma’ii jooldloshí hane’ haigo t’éiyá baa hane’.
coyote 4-walk.Prog-NMLZ story winter only 3-for storyMa’ii yéego nahihóółtį́į̨́ł nisin ní.
coyote very 3-rain.SSO.O 3-1-think.CI 3-say.NINi daats’í nił bééhózin ’éí doodaii’ nicheii daats’í bił bééhózin?
2 perhaps 2-with 3-know.CI TOP or 2-grandfather perhaps 3-with 3-know.CINideilnish dooleeł jiní.
pl-3-work.CI it-will-be hearsayNimá yázhí bighangóó díílwoł dóó ’áájí ’awéé’ baa ’áhólyą́ą dooleeł.
your aunt 3-house-to 2-run-and that-way baby 3-for 2-care.CI FUTGo to your aunt’s house and take care of the baby over there.
bookmark- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yishwoł run alongfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -aa tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- goal
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’áháshyą́ carefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- dooleeł future
Nił bééhózinísh ’éí doodaii’ nicheii daats’í bił bééhózin?
2-with 3-know.CI-Q TOP or 2-grandfather perhaps 3-with 3-know.CI
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Do you know or does your grandfather know?
bookmark- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- accompaniment
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- doodaii’ particle orfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- daats’í particle for perhapsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Náhookǫsdę́ę́’go níyol.
north.fromGÓ 3-wind.NINíwe, naaltsoos woltáʼigi tʼáádoo nahízǫsí. Baa ʼáhólyą́.
stop paper 3-read.CI-ÍGÍÍ NEG 3-2-tear.P.NEG 3-of 2-care.CISaad naashkaahgo baa naashá.
word 3-1-research.CI-GO 3-to 1-go.ProgShidibé ’ąą’ dinót’į́į́ł laanaa ch’ééh nisin.
1-sheep expanse 3-increase.O wish in.vain 1-want.CIShigaan dił bąąh
1-arm blood on.CIShimá yázhí ’ashkii yinisé.
aunt little boy 3-3-raise.CIShił naa’aash shį́į́! T’áá shǫǫdí shaná’níłtsóód!
1-with 3-go.dl.CI maybe please 1-to-back-3-2-feed.I
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Oh, my cousin! Please give me (some of) the food back!
bookmark- Request, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Imperfectivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yish’aash go as a pair (with)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- shį́į́ perhaps, probably, possiblyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ba’nistsóód feed itfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Shíni’ łą́ągo ’át’é.
1-mind a.lot-GO 3-be.NII am overthinking. I have too many things on my mind.
bookmarkT’ah doo la’ nihee ninááháłtin da.
not.yet DISC some 1du-on 3-rain.CI NEGYiską́ągo níléí hódahdi ’ółta’di ni’dí’néeshtįįł nissin.
tomorrow that up.at school-at 1-teach.F 1-want.CIYiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhídi háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł ninízin?
tomorrow Gallup-at where-Q 2-eat.F 2-want.CI
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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
Łíí’ bił naaldloosh doo ndi yééhósin da.
horse 3-with 3-run.CI NEG but 3-3-know.NI NEGŃléí hastiin bitáshtł’ah nishtł’ajígo sid.
that man 3-temple-GI left-JIGO scarThat man has a scar on his left temple.
bookmarkŃléí hastiin bíchį́į́shníi’gi sid.
that man 3-nose-middle-GI scarThat man has a scar in the middle of his nose.
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