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Shichʼéʼé kinaasdaʼgo bitsiiʼ shá beʼdíítłʼóół. Tʼáásh ʼáko?
1-daughter 3-reach.puberty.P-GO 3-hair 1-for 3-2-tie.F just-Q okay
listen
When my daughter has the puberty ceremony, will you tie her hair for me?
bookmark- I-A-Request, affirmative
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -á for, for the benefit offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- t’áá just
Shilééchąą’í t’áadoo ’ayání dibé yikéé’ ’eelwod.
1-dog NEG 3-eat.I-NEG sheep 3-after 3-run.P’Akonee’, shą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ánít’íní nidishní.
see remember NEG 2-do.NI-Í 1-say.I’At’ééd sin t’áá hahígo yíhooł’ą́ą́’.
girl song just quickly 3-3-learn.P’Atiin bąąhgóó doo ch’il ’ahwééh ’ájíléeh da.
road 3-beside-along NEG plant coffee together 3-4-gather.SFO.I NEG’Ayóo la’ deesdoi, nahóółtą́ą́’ laanaa.
very disc 3-hot.SPN 3-rain.O hope’Eii ’at’ééd ’ak’e’elchí doozhǫǫgo yóhoołą́ą́’ lá, nihíká ’azhdoolwoł.
that girl pass-write.I decent 3-3-learn.P DISC 1dpl-for 4-run.F’Eii ’at’ééd doozhǫǫgo ’ak’e’elchí yíhooł’ą́ą́’ lá, nihíká ’azhdoolwoł.
that girl decent pass-write.I 3-3-learn.P DISC 1dpl-for 4-run.F’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, formerlyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ’éiyá topic marker
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ’ayóo very, extremelyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- díísd jį́įdi nowadaysfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Iterative (R)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Bee nihichʼįʼ ʼandahaztʼiʼii tʼóó tséʼédin danéesééł nahalin.
3-with 1dpl-to pl-3-problem.P-NOM just.worse pl-3-grow.F 3-3-resemble.NIBéeso bá hooghan góne’é shibéeso séłnil.
money for-house areal.inside 1-money 3-1-place.PlO.NPBá ólta’í la’ t’áá shǫ́ǫ́ da nihaa joozba’.
3-teacher some at.least such.as 1du-about 3-care.PBéeso ła’ nich’į’ nidoolyééł t’ahádą́ą́’ ’ałtso nanilnish.
money some 2-toward 2-3-pay.F before.thus all 2-work.ICh’iiyáán la’ doo łikan da.
food LA’ NEG 3-sweet.NI NEGChidí ’áłchíní bee naagéhígíí doo ba’jóolíí’ ’át’ée da, daaníi łeh.
car children 3-with 3-pass-haul.I-IGII NEG rely.on.it 3-BE NEG 3pl-say oftenDééh yaassííd léi’ ’ayóo sido lá.
tea 3-1-pour.I because very 3-hot.SPN discDibé ch’ínínil, ’azhą́ níchíil ndi.
sheep 3-1-release.P even 3-snow.I butDoo yéé chizh yah ’ííjaa’í hooghan shį́į́ ’adííłk’ą́ą́’ nít’éé’.
DOO YÉÉ firewood into 3-1-carry.pl.P-Í hogan probably 3-1-burn.P pastDooládó’ T’iists’ózí nízaad da lá.
DOOLÁDÓ Crownpoint 3-far.NI DA DISCDíí shi’éé’ lá jiní.
this 1-clothes emph 3-say.PDíí tsé t’óó la’ béésh át’é nahalin.
this rock contrary.to.appearances metal 3.be.NI 3-resemble.NIHa’átíísh diidííł? Díí daats’í: naa’oł’í da, naadą́ą́’ da, ’ats’í da, éí hólǫ́ǫ́ lá.
What-Q 1pl.eat,F This maybe: beans, corn, meat, 3-become.P DISChaalá t’áá ’éiyá shich’ah niní’ą́ą ni’
now let’s see 1-hat 3-1.put.SRO.P recallHaalá tʼáá ʼéiyá yinílyée ni’?
how-Q just TOP 2-name.NI rememberHaaláyéé ’ajiiłhosh tł’éé’ bíighá ha’íssííd
don’t.dare 4-sleep.I night 3-all 2-patrol.IHái da shą’ tsinaa’eeł ’ájiilaa lá?
who DA Q boat 3-4-make.P DISCJapandi naóshdáah laanaa.
Japan-at 1-return.O hopeK’i’diiláá nít’éé’ t’óó tsé’édin ch’osh sits’ą́ą́’ yaa tįįh yikai.
3-1-plant.I past just intense bug 1-on 3-to infest 3-move.pl.PKingóó déyáhą́ą́’ łá’í nidi doo bénáshniih da.
store-to 1-go.P-past but NEG 3-1-remember.CI NEGKóhoot’éédą́ą́’ dibé yázhí t’óó ’ahayóí hazlį́į́’. K’ad ’éí doo t’óó ’ahayói da.
last.year sheep baby a.lot 3-Pas-it.occured.P now this NEG a.lot NEGNaadą́ą́’ ła’í ndi t’áadoo bik’i nahoołtą́ą da.
corn not.even.one but just.NEG 3-on rain.P NEG.Náneeskaadi t’áádoo naa’ółí bił yíyą́ą’da. ’Alóós t’éiyá yíyą́ą́’.
Tortilla-N (t’áá)doo-NEG Bean-N bił-3-with yíyą́ą’da-3o-1s-eat.P NEG Rice-N t’éiyá-only yíyą́ą’-3o-1s-eat.P.Nitsilíké t’ą́ą́ ’ííłdį́į́ł yit’éego hasht’e ’ádidoolnííł.
2-younger.brother-pl just readyNíwe, naaltsoosgo yee’ baa nitsíníkees!
stop paper-GO really 3-with 3-2-think.IShimásaní hooghan namzí góne’ ch’iyaan íílééh.
1-grandmother hogan round inside food 3-3-make.IPShił 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- I-A-Request, affirmative
- I-i-Imperfective
- -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, possibly
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ba’nistsóód feed itfind in Navajo Verb Modes



