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’Ahbínídą́ą́’ ch’ééh niba’ hasht’e’ ’ádííníszin.

morning-Past in.vain 2-wait ready REFL-1-keep.CI
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I was all ready and waiting for you all this morning (but you didn’t come), (Lit. in vain I wait for you in readiness).

’Ashkii chizh dáádílkał yiníkáiyiníłhan.

boy firewood door 3-through-3-3-throw.P
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The boy threw the firewood through the door.

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

road 3-along.side telephone pole 3-for 3Pl-stand.upright.SPN
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The telephones are upright along the road for the phone line.

’Ayóigo deesk’aaz --- ’áyąą dah dinítsiz.

terribly cold no.wonder up 2-shiver.NI

-kéé’

Ashkii tł'óodi naashné ni. Nit'éé' bimá aní k'adee' 'aadéé' chiíłtsxóoí yilwoł.

boy outside-at 1-play.IP 3-say. past 3-mother 3-say.IP now there-from vehicle-yellow-NMZ 3-moving.fast.F

Ch’ééh jiyáán náshdį́į́h ’áádóó tó náshdlį́į́h.

watermelon again-1-eat.R then water again-1-drink.R

Ch’į́į́góó baa ntséskees.

fail 3-about 1-think.I
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I think about it (from many angles) without success (as in trying to hit upon a practical solution for a problem).

Ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ shichidí naaki. K’ad ’éí t’ááłá’í.

formerly 1-car two now it one
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I used to have two cars. Now I have only one.

Chidí nidabinóołtłáád.

car pl-3-2dpl-stop.O

Chidíísh bee hólǫ́ doodago ni daats’í chidí nee hólǫ́?

car-Q 3-with 4-exist.N or 2 maybe car 2-with 4-exist.NI

deiidą́ą́’

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

didadidiiljah

pl-3DO-1dpl-start.fire.F

diididoołjah

3DO-3-start.fire.F

Díí ’ashkii Bilagáana bizaad shá bíbiyiił’aah.

this boy English 3-language 3-2-teach.I
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Teach this boy English for me.

Doo ’íits’a’ída nít’éé’ ’áłt’ąą Irene níyáago ’índa hahodíídláád.

NEG 3-sound.P-NEG past finally Irene 3-arrive.P-go only.then 3-uproar.P
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It was quiet before Irene arrived, it suddenly got loud. (YM 1987:396)

Ha’át’íísh Mary nayiisnii’?

What-Q Mary 3-to.buy.I

Ha’át’ííshą’ hastiin dóó ’at’ééd ’áyiilaa?

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

Haash nízah kodóó nighanjį’?

how-Q 3-long.N here-from 2-home-to

hadadoołtééł

pl-3DO-2dpl-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.F

Háágóó díníyá?

where-to 2-go.F

háálá

because

Hosh doo jiyą́ą da.

cactus NEG 3-4-eat.DI NEG
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One doesn’t eat cactus.

Joe dóó Louise hataał.

Joe and Louise 3-sing.CI

Naakai diné’é bá shíshchíín.

mexican people 3-for 1-born.SPN
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I’m born for the Mexican Clan.

Naaki yiskánídą́ą́’ da’iiníílta’go hahoolzhiizh.

two day-past pl-1dpl-school.NI-GO start-time.passing.P
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We started school a couple of days ago. (YM 1987:390)

Nanise’ígíí ch’iyáán daohsą́ ’áko bee nihits’íís bitah yá’ádahoot’ééh dooleeł.

plant-ÍGÍÍ food pl-2-eat.I so 3-with 2pl-body 3-among pl-3-good.NI future

niłhį́į́h

3DO-2-melt.it.(snow).I

Sha’áłchíní béeso ’ashladiin baa nínil ńt’éé’ t’ááła’ajį́ ’ałtso yibadooskai.

1-children money 50 3-for 2-put.PlO.P past at-once all 3-3-exhaust.P
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I gave my children fifty dollars and they went through it in a single day.

Shínaaí shíká ’adoolwoł nisin ńt’éé’ ’áłt’ąą t’áadoo níyáa da.

1-older.brother 1-for 3-run.F 1-want.NI but after.all NEG 3-come.sg.P NEG

Sitsilíké ’éiyáhá nda’ałkǫ́ǫ́’.

1-little.brother-pl TOP 3-pl-swim.IP

T’ah doo la’ nimá bich’į’náah da.

still NEG surprise 2-mother 3-toward 2-go.I NEG

T’áadoo béeso baa nishníłí bił 'aná’oolwod.

NEG money 3-for 3-1-lend.I 3-with 3-run.off.P
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He left before I could give him the money.

T’áadoo bik’i dah 'adání náníłne’ígo t’éiyá ná ch’iyáán 'ádeeshłííł.

NEG table 3-hit.R-NEG-GO only.then 2-for food 3-1-make.F
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I will cook for you only if you don’t hit the table.

T’áá ká ’adah ajógeeh (lágo)

Neg down 4-fall.O
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See that one doesn’t fall.

T’áádóó ídlání bidishníi nít’éé’ t’óó tsé’ádin i’niidlą́ą́’.

NEG 2-drink.I NEG 3-1-tell.I past just overwhelmed 3-drink.I
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I told him not to drink but he started to drink even more.

T’óó tsé’édin ’aho’niiłtą́.

mereły worse 3-started.rain.P

The rain has gotten worse.

Tó diłhił bá hooghan góne’ sáanii ’ałk’iijée’go hááhgóóshį́į́ jó shí da ’adadanishchidgo sédá.

bar 3-at women RECIP-3-fight.P-GO very instead 1-flinch.I-GO 1-sit.P
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When the women got into a fight in the bar I really had to protect myself as I sat there.

Tó 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 future

Tónaneesdizígóó bił ’anáá’oolwod.

tuba.city-to 3-with again-3-drive.R
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S/he drove to Tuba City again.

Tsinaabąąs bee nida’abąąsgo shi’dizhchį́.

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

Tł’éédą́ą́’ ńléí dził bine’jí ’adildííl yiits’a’ ni’.

night-past there mountain 3-behind-way thunder 3-sound.P recall
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Last night there was the rumble of thunder over on the other side of the mountain.

wónáásdóó

Yah ’anáníshkaad ’áko shį́į́ ’índa da’iidiilwosh.

into 1.herd.I until then only 1dpl.sleep.F
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I will herd them in, only then we will go to sleep.

yę́ędą́ą́’

yishhį́į́h

3DO-1-melt.it.(snow).I

Yiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhídi háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł ninízin?

tomorrow Gallup-at where-Q 2-eat.F 2-want.CI

Yiską́ągo shį́į́ nahodoołtį́į́ł.

tomorrow probably around-area-rain.F
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It may rain tomorrow.

yoodlą́ą́’

3DO-3-drink.it.P

Łį́į́’ bik’i na’ashnííł.

horse 3-on 3-1-unsaddle.I