Introduction to Navajo Conjunctions

This is a lexicon of Navajo conjunctions. It will be built during the summer of 2023. Please be patient while we work on it.

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’Aadę́ę́’ hoołtį́į́ł.

there-from 3s-rain.Prog

’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

’Ahwééh ła’ yishdlą́.

coffee some 3-1-drink.I

’Ajótł’óół laanaa nissin ndi ’aghaa’ shee ’ádin.

4-weave.O hope 3-1-want.CI but wool 3-1-with.me 3-none.NI

’Ak’éégo ’éí chizh niléí keehaidi ninahdahiigééh nt’éé’.

autumn-GO that wood over.there winter.camp-at pl-3-1-unload.P past

’Áádóó shą’?

and.then Q

-’oh

-ch’ą́ą́h

-chá- or -chá

-ghá

-k’ą́ą́h

-ni

-ní

-shą’

-tł’ááh

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 hooghangóó dah dii’ągo shee nikihoníłt.

watermelon home-toward up 3-1-move.SRO.P 1-with area-start-rain.P

ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’

Díí dziłígíí shádi’ááh bich’ijígo ’ałkéé’ ’adíítąąd.

this mountain-Comp southward 3-toward-GO one-behind-another 3Pl-scatter.NP

Díí yihahígíí biyi’, háísh tówónaanígóó ch’aa deeyá?

this year.IGII within who overseas.GOO travel 3-going.F-Q

Dziłdę́ę́’ hoołtį́į́ł ńt’éé’ t’áá nihich’į’jį’ ’ásdįįd.

mountain-from areal-rain.Prg past just 1pl-toward-up.to 3-disappear.P

díníshkaad

3DO-1-start.to.herd.them.(animals).I

díłhį́į́h

3DO-2-melt.it.I

Ha’át’éego lá ’íiyisíí ’atiinjį’ ’ańdeeshdááł lá?

how Q main road-up.to 1-back-on-go.F DISC

haa yit’é (hait’é), haa yit’éego (hait’éego)

Haahláyéé ch’íjíghááh.

don’t.dare out-4-come.I

hadeeshtééł

3DO-1-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.F

hadíníilchał

3DO-1dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).F

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

hainiłchaad

3DO-3-card.it.(as.in.wool).I

Hastiin dóó ’at’ééd lá ha’át’íí ’áyiilaa?

man and girl Q what 3-3-make.P

hazhdoołtééł

3DO-4-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.F

laanaa

Mósí dóó łeechą́ą́’ii’ baniłts’ood’ii’, bił hózhǫ́.

cat dog 3-1-feed.P-and 3-with 3-happy.NI

naashłé

3DO-1-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.I

Nichidíshą’ háadi nííníłbą́ą́z?

2-car-Q where-at 3-2-park.P

nidajiskáá’

pl-3DO-4dpl-investigate.it.P

nidasiilkáá’

pl-3DO-1dpl-investigate.it.P

Shá bíighah na’ashkǫ́ǫ́’.

sun proportionate 1-swim.CI

Shich’é’é bi’éé’ bá ’áshłéehgo naat’ą́hí hááłgizh.

1-daughter 3-clothes 3-for 3-1-make-I 1-GO fabric I-cut.P

Shínaaí łahda b náhoniidoh.

1-older.brother sometime 3-with 3-become.warm.R

T’iis Ts’ózídi shicheii bidááh níyá.

Crownpoint.at 1-grandfather 3-meet 1-walk.P

Tónaneesdizígóó bił ’anáá’oolwod.

tuba.city-to 3-with again-3-drive.R

Tsinaabąąs bee nida’abąąsgo shi’dizhchį́.

wagon 3-with pl-3-drive.I-GO 1-pass-born.P

Tsé dzídzahashníiłgo baa naashá, daniidoiigo táchééh góne’ yah ’adoo’nił biniiye.

rock into.fire-3-1-put.P-GO 1-go.I 3-become.hot.P-GO sweathouse into in 3-PASS.put.PlO.F 3-because

Tó ńlį́įgo ha’naa niníyáá ńt’éé’ kohgo tó bínéés’ąąd.

water 3-be.N-GO area-across 1-walk.P past here water 3-rise.P

yik’íideezdiz

3DO-3-wrap.it.around.it.P

yishbéézh

3DO-1-boil.it.I

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

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

Ąąh háá’á wolyéii k’ad doo ’asht’é’égóó bik’ee ntsinisdzá.

debt 3-extend.NP 3-be.called.NI now extremely 3-on.account.of 1-???? YÁ