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’At’ééd ’éí ch’iyáán ’ál’į́įgi łá’í nidi doo bił bééhózin da.
girl TOP food 3-make.NI-at one but 3-with 3-know.CI NEG
listen
The girl does not know how to cook food.
bookmark- ’éí topicfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- -gi atfind 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
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- da expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
’Akonee’, shą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ánít’íní nidishní.
see remember NEG 2-do.NI-Í 1-say.I’Asdzą́ą́ Báhóózhóní yinishyée dooleeł.
woman happy 1-called.NI FUT’Atsį’ísh ’éí doodaii’ łóó’ísh nínízin?
meat-Q or fish-Q 3-2-want.NI’Atsį́’ísh ’éí doodaii’ łóó’ísh nínízin?
meat-Q or fish-Q 3-2-want.NI’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 noonfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -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
’Ániid ’iiyą́ą́ ’áko ndi t’ah dichin nisin.
Recently 1-eat.P even then still 3-hungry 1-want.NIAshkii hooghan gone’ ałhosh.
boy hogan inside 2-sleep.NICh’é’étiingóó naanéhígíí shił bééhózin.
entrance-along 3-play.I-COMP 1-with 3-know.NIDa’ dichin nínízin?
Q hungry 2-want.NIDibé bitsį’ doodago béégashii bitsį’ daats’í nínízin?
sheep 3-meat or cow 3-meat possibly 3-2-want.NIDichin nínízin ya’?
hungry 2-want.NI QDichinísh doodaii’ dibáá’ísh dzinízin?
hunger-Q or thirst-Q 3-4-want.NIDii éé’ shił nizhónígo nahideeshniih nisin nt’éé’ ’áko ndi ayóo ilį́į́ lá.
this clothing 1-with 3-like-GO 3-1-buy.F 1-think.Cl Past even then very 3-expensive Disc
listen
I want to buy this dress because I like it but it is expensive.
bookmark- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nahashniih buy, sellfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ’áko ndi even so, even then
- lá I discoveredfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
Diné bikéyah bikáa’gi ndahonidzood yę́ędą́ą́’ Naatsis’áán hoolyéégóó niha’áłchíní bił ’adahineet’į́į́’.
Navajo 3-land 3-on-at pl-areal-3-flee.pl.P past Navajo.Mountain areal-be.called.NI-to 1pl-children 3-with pl-1dpl-sneak.off.P
listen
At the time people were on the run in Navajoland, fleeing in small groups, we sneaked away with our children one group after another, to Navajo Mountain.
bookmark- -káá’ on, on top offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -gi atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yę́ędą́ą́’ past
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- accompaniment
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Diné nishłį́į ndi Bilaagana bizaad t’éí bee yáshti’.
Navajo 1-be.NI but English language only 3-with 1-speak.IDiné biWashingdoon ’akéé góne’ dahsidáhígíí ’éí ’asdzááni ’át’é.
Navajo 3-government following rank up-3-sit-rel TOP women 3-be.NIDoo hanii kintahgóó díníyáa da nisin.
NEG contrary town-toward 2-start.go.P NEG 1-think.CI
listen
I thought you weren’t going to town.
bookmark- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- hanii expresses contrarinessfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- goal
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Doo ndi bił ílíí da.
not.even 3-with-grateful.NI NEGDoo ńdeeshdááł da, háálá kwii doo shił yá’áhoot’éeh da.
NEG 1-return.F NEG because here NEG 1-with 3-good.NI NEGDoochǫǫł á’téego!
repulsive 3-be.NI-GODoondó’ daatsaah da noolin.
not.even 3-sick.I NEG 3-resemble.NIDíí tsé t’óó la’ béésh át’é nahalin.
this rock contrary.to.appearances metal 3.be.NI 3-resemble.NIGohwééh ’áłdó’ nahideeshnih nisinée beesénah lá.
coffee also 3-1-buy.F 1-want.NI-past 3-1-forget.P DISCGohwééh nayiisnii’ídiísh bił bééhózin?
coffee 3-3-buy.P-at-Q 3-with 3-know.NI
listen
Do they know where he bought the coffee?
bookmark- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nahashniih buy, sellfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- location
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- bééhózin there is knowledgefind in Navajo Verb Modes
Gohwééh t’áá bizhání ’éí doodaii’ ’abe’ biłgo daats’í nínízin?
coffee only TOP or milk perhaps 3-with 3-2-want.NIGohwééh t’áá bizhání ’éí doodaii’ ’abe’ biłgo daats’í nínízin?
coffee only TOP or milk 3-with-GO perhaps 3-2-want.NIHa’át’íí baa ’áłah ’aleeh jiní?
what 3-for meeting 4-say.NIHa’át’íísh nizhé’é nahideeshnih nízin.
what-Q 2-father 3-1-buy.F 3-want.NIHáidíígíísh neidiyoołnih nínízin?
which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NIMexico hoolyéhédi hoostse’ laanaa.
Mexico areal-3-call.NI-NMLZ-at areal-1-see.O wishNa’nízhoozhígóó náádínídzáago háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł nínízin?
Gallup-toward again-2-go.R-GO where-Q 1-eat-F 2-want.NI
listen
When you go to Gallup again where do you want to eat?
bookmark- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Iterative (R)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yishááh gofind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- háadi where atfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -sh enclitic for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ashą́ eatfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Naalyéhé bá hooghandi t’ah doo dá’deelkaałdą́ą́’ nisingo na’ńle’dii tsį́į́ł shiisxį́ (siisxį́).
trading.post-at just NEG 3-PASS-close.I-past 1-think.N-GO dismay speed 1-3-kill.P
listen
Thinking that the trading post would not be closed I rushed (to get there), but I was out of luck.
bookmark- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- time
- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- na’ńle’dii to my dismay, out of luckfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- sisxé killfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Naʼahóóhai nitsaa bił hoo’aahgóó dóola dííyééł.
rodeo 3-big.NI 3-with areal-space.I-to bull 2-haul.FNił hǫ́zhǫ́ǫ́sh doodaii’ doósh nił hózhǫ́ǫ da?
2-with-happy.NI-Q or neg-Q 2-with happy.NI negNíléí chidí t’óó la’ nihichidí át’é nahalin.
there car contrary.to.appearances 1pl-car 3-be.NI 3-resemble.NIShichidí t’ahdii yá’át’ééh, ’át’ah ’índa ła’ ninááhideeshnih.
1-car still 3-good.N later one again-3-1-buy.FT’áá ’íiyisíí dootł’izhii ’át’é.
really turquoise 3-be.NIT’áá shǫǫ da la’ da’adą́ądi diné bich’iiyą’ hólǫ́ǫ́ lá.
at.least such.as some restaurant-at Navajo 3-food 3-exist.NI DISCTó lą’ígo nidlą́ ’áko bee nitah yá’áhoot’ééh dooleeł.
water many 3-2-drink.DI so 3-with 2-among pl-3-good.NI futureDrink lots of water so that you can be healthy.
bookmark- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’áko so, so that, so then
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -tah, -taa-, -ta- among, mixingfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- dooleeł futurefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- dooleeł futurefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Ts’aa’ t’áá nitsaaígíí bídin nishłį́.
basket just 3-large.NI-nom 3-lack 1-be.NITsídii t’áyaalchíí’ wolyéhígíí bit’a’ danizhóní yee’.
bird wing-under-red 3-name.NI-NMLZ 3-wing pl-3-pretty.NI reallyTł’óo’di kǫ’ diltłi’ bikáa’gi chéch’il ła’ dináádísh’nííł.
outside-at fire 3-burn.NI 3-on-at oak some fire-again-3-1-move.PlO.I
listen
I put some more oak on top of the fire burning outside.
bookmark- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- diltłi’ burnfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- dináádish’nííł put more of them into the firefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- tł’óo’di outsidefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -gi atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon




