Navajo Postposition Lexicon

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This lexicon was authored by Bernadine Cody, Wallace Dale, Dana Desiderio, Natalie R. Desiderio, Jeremy Fahringer, Theodore B. Fernald, Betsy H. Horner, Lester Kinsel , Sharon Nelson, Ellavina Perkins and Tyler Tinhorn.
Dictionary produced by Ted Fernald, K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. (2018)
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Postposition Lexicon

version 6.2018

’Adeesdíilgo dibé sits’ą́ą́’ dah diijéé’.

’Aseezį́ binaaltsoos biníkádinishchid.

’Awéé’ bimá bit’ah sitį́.

’Ákǫ́ǫ́ shił díí’ash.

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

-’ąą

-aa

-ááłk’iis

-ąąh

-ba’

-ba-

-ch’ijí

-chą́’

-deená

-gha

-iih

-ił

-jigo

-jí

-jí + -k’ehgo

-jį’

-k’é

-nánii

-niinaa

-niit’aa

-ta’

-ts’ąą

-tsé

-yaa

-yaaghah

Adeesdíilgo dibé sits’ą́ą́’ dah diijéé’.

Aná’ázt’i’ ńtłóo’go biniinaa béégashii t’óó yigháńdaakah.

Atiin bąąhgóó béésh halne’é tsin bá ’adaaz’á.

Ałk’ésdisí naháłnii’go sitsilí dóó shideezhí ’aheełt’éego bá ’ahá níjaa’.

ááłk’iis

Béégashii yáázh bichá ninish’aah.

Bich’ijí nishłį́.

Bįį bináyaa niłchiin éí hataałi chodayooł’į́.

Bįįh bináyaa niłchiin ’éí hataałii chodayooł’į́.

Ch’ééh jiyáán hooghangóó dah dii’ągo shee nikihoníłt.

Ch’iyaan bá hooghandi béeso bideená naashnish.

Chidí bitiin ’ałts’ą́ą́hjí ’ańt’i’.

Chidí naa’na’í ’ayóo bídin nishłį́.

Chidí ła’ bíká ’í’iishłaa.

Da’ Cubadę́ę́’ tsinaa’eeł nił ní’éél?

Da’iidą́ągo sitsilí bilééchąą yázhí náneeskaadí ła’ yá yiidiyiisdláád dóó yaa yiizhjaa’.

Damóo yę́ędą́ą́’ dziłghą́ą́’dę́ę́’ shádí dóó ba’áłchíní bił ’adaashkai.

Damóo yę́ędą́ą́’ dziłghą́ą́’dę́ę́’ shádí dóó ba’áłchíní bił ’adaashkai.

Damóo yę́ędą́ą́’ dziłghą́ą́’dę́ę́’ shádí dóó ba’áłchíní bił ’adaashkai.

Dibé bighan báátis dah yiishte’.

Dibé doo deeghánígóó ’ałkéé’ ’adíítąądgo hooghanjį’ náákah.

Dibé yázhí ła’ yóó’ ’ííyáá ńt’éé’ tsiyi’di bik’íníyá.

Díí hastiin tł’ééjí hataałgo bee béého’ doolzįįd.

Doo ’ííłta’go biniinaa t’áá ’ałtsojį’ t’áá shídin hazlį́į́’.

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

Hak’az ’ayóo bich’į’ sidziil.

Hwéeldigóó nda’aznánę́ędą́ą́’ nihahastóí yę́ę ła’ béédaho’dooszįįd.

Jake ’ólta’ bił bóhoneedzą́.

Jáan Mary bił baghan.

K’ad cháshk’eh góyaa tó de ’anool’ąął.

Mary bimá sání yá ’ata’ halne’.

Mary łį́į́’ bił yá’át’ééh.

Mą’iitsoh shik’iilwodgo tsékooh góyaa bidááłgo’.

Na’ahóóhaii Ya’iijááshtsoh bini góne’ nída’adleeh.

Naakaii Bito’gi béégashii bee łá’í’ídlínígíí bee ’anishtah.

Naashnéego jooł báátis yímááz.

nah

Ndáa’di shizhé’é diné ła’ yił ’ahi’niighą́ąhgo bita’ niséya.

Ólta’di ndeii’néego ’ashkii ła’ kin bizánághahdę́ę́’ shich’į’ ch’élwodgo bił ’ahídégoh

Shá hooł’aah.

Sháahsita’gi yihę́ęsgo tsin-ts’ósí bee yích’id.

Sháahsita’gi yihę́ęsgo tsin-ts’ósí bee yích’id.

Shideezhí dóó sítsílí bidááh sézį́.

Shighandóó ha’a’aahjígo ’ahidiildzis dóó ’ákóyaa bida’atiin.

Shighandóó ndáá’góó ’ada’iisdee’go nihí ’éí t’áá yiike’.

Shighandóó ndáá’góó ’ada’iisdee’go nihí ’éí t’áá yiike’.

Shighanídóó ’e’e’aah bich’ijígo shádí bighan.