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’Ashiiké yázhí ła’ chidí yikáá’dę́ę́’ ’adah ’adoogoh.

boys little INDEF car 3-on-from down 3-fall.F
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One of little boys might fall off the front of the car.

’Ałk’idą́ą́’ ’ayóo nahałtin ńt’éé’.

long.ago very areal-rain.I past

’Ałk’idą́ą́’ Diné bikéyah bikáa’gi łį́į́’ bichąą bíighahgo tł’oh deíl’áá ńt’éé’ jiní.

long.ago Navajo.land 3-upon-at horse 3-belly sufficient-GO Pl-3-extend.out.of.sight.SNP hearsay
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They say that long ago the grass in the Navajo country was as high as a horse’s belly.

’Áko ’índa ’ákǫ́ǫ́ dah diiyá.

after.that to.there start 1.go.I

’Áko ’índa yáníłti’ bidííniid.

after.that 2.talk.I 3-1.told.P

’Ámá chaha’oh yiyaagi sidáago dádíníigaazh ’íílééh.

INDEF.mother brush.arber 3-under-at 3-sitting.SPN-GO frybread 3-3-make.I
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The mother is sitting under the shade structure making frybread.

Bíni’dii si’ą́ t’áádoo baa nánít’íní.

3-let-stay 3-sit.SRO.SPN just.NEG 3-about 2-bother.NI

Britain bikéyahą́ą t’áá ’ałtso ’ahíi’nilgo kéyah United States wolyéhígíí bilááh ’áníłtsxo ńt’éé’.

Britain 3-land just all 3-combine.P-GO land United States 3-call.NI-COMP 3-beyond 3-size.NI past
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All of the territories of Britain put together is larger than the United States.

Ch’į́į́góó ch’ééh tádííyá.

fail in.vain 1-go.P
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I went everywhere (looking for something but without success).

Ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Bilagáanaa Bizaad doo diists’a’ da. K’ad ’éí t’áá shxǫǫ t’áá bee yáshti’.

formerly English neg 1-understand.I neg. Now TOP good.thing barely 3.with 1.speak-I

Chidí naat’a’í ’íinilaaígíí háajį’ ninít’a’?

airplane 3-2-make.P-ÍGÍÍ where-up.to 3-fly.P
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How far did the airplane that you built go when it flew?

Chidí sits’ą́ą́’ hashtł’ish yiih yilwodgo t’áá ch’į́į́góó ch’ééh ’ííł’įįd.

car 1-away mud 3-into 3-go.P-GO just fail in.vain 3-1-act.P

dadidiilyįh

pl-3DO-1dpl-melt.it.F

dadoohsį́į́ł

pl-3DO-2dpl-eat.it.F

daołhį́į́h

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

Dibé t’ah doo ch’íníshníił da, ałtsé leechąą’í bada’asts’ood.

sheep still NEG out-3-1.herd.I NEG first dog 3-1-feed.F
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I have not yet let the sheep out, I’m feeding the dogs first.

Dibé tóógóó neeshkał.

sheep water-toward 3-1-herd.Prog

Diné bikéyah bikáa’gi ndahonidzood yę́ędą́ą́’ Naatsis’áán hoolyégóó 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

Doo ’ąązhdótą́ą le’ ’át’éégóó dáádílkał bee ’ąąnídígisí bąąh ninínil.

NEG 3-open.O unbelievably door 3-by.mean.of door.knob 3-on 3-put.P
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I installed door knobs that are almost impossible to open (YM 1987:327)

Doo yéé shidááh deeyánłti’í.

NEG.threat 1-toward 2-speak.I-Í

Ha’át’íísh biniinaa nanichxǫ’?

what-Q 3-because 2-pout.CI

haa níldííl

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how large is it

Haa’ísh nínígai?

where-Q 2-hurt.I

Hazhóʼí síní. Tʼáadoo naaní’dííldisí.

careful 2-sit.I NEG again-2-wander.Prog-í

Haánee’ náánááshdáał dooleeł.

well 1-again-walk.R future

Háádę́ę́’shą’ tó ndahohheeh?

where-from-Q water pl-3-2-haul.LPB.I

Iiná jidinidzingo, tsididįįjį’ hanaanish hólǫ́ǫ łeh.

life 3.want-GO overwhelm 3.indef.poss-work 3.EXIST.NI often

Mary hádą́ą́’sh ’ólta’dę́ę́’ nádzá?

Mary when-past-Q school-from 3-return.P

Neeznáadigóó ’oolkiłgo ’áłah ’aleeh daaní.

ten.at-toward time-GO meeting pl-4-say.NI

Nédáá dóó bikáá’adání bik’i ndinís’eez.

1-sit and table 3-on 1-place-1-foot.P
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I sat down and put my feet on the table.

ni’sełkǫ́ǫ́’ léi’ yéigo bąąh ch’ééh déyá

1-swim.P because very 3-on in.vain 1-go.P
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I am very tired because I went swimming

Nidlóóhísh doodaii’ doo daats’í nidlóoh da?

2-cold.I-Q or neg perhaps 2-cold.I neg

Nishą́? Náádilyeed ho’dooniid.

2-Q It. 2-run 3-2-said.P
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What about you? You run over there too. He said to him.

Shichá si’ą́ągo ’iiłhaazh.

1-huddle 3-put-SPN-GO 1-sleep.P
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I went to sleep huddled up into a ball.

Shimá dóó shizhé’é bił dibé dóó tł’ízí ta’nda’díígish nt’éé’.

1-mom and 1-dad 3-with sheep and goats 3-pl.shear.I past

Shį́į́dą́ą́ʼ naʼnishkaadgo shee náhóółą́

Last summer, 1-herding I, 1.about rain P.
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Last summer it rained on me while herding sheep.

Sitsiitł’óól tsásk’eh bikáá’ dah yishłééh.

Navajo.hair.tie bed 3-on up 3-1-put.SFO.U

T’áadoo hoshíníkéhé.

T’ÁADOO 2-scold.NI-Í
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Don’t scold. (Don’t yell.)

T’áadoo nił hoye’égo t’éíyá éé’ nánahideeshnih.

before 2-with lazy.GO only clothes 2-for-1-buy.F

Only if you are not lazy, I will buy you some clothes.

T’áá ’ałkéé’ ’azee’ííł’íní bił yah ’adahaadzá.

just one-behind-another doctor 3-with into 1Dist-4-go.I

t’áá ’íiyisíí

T’áá ch’ééh ’ásht’į́įgo bįįh biyaaghah ’eelwod.

just in.vain 1-act.NI-GO deer 3-around.corner 3- run.away.P
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I was still trying (to get a bead) when the deer went around a corner and disappeared.

T’áá ká ’ooshháásh lágo.

neg 1-go.to.sleep.O LÁGO

T’áá shǫǫ da dibé bá nidííłjooł yę́ę, t’ahdii t’óó sinítį́į́ lá.

just good da sheep 3-for 3-give.NCM rel.past, t’áádii just 2-lie.P emph
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At least you could give hay to the Sheep, yet you are still laying surprisingly.

T’óó la’ sékwii.

contrary.to.appearances 1-naseous.SP
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Actually, I feel nauseated.

Tsé bikáa’gi béésh dah si’ą́.

rock 3-on-at knife up 3-sit.SNP

Yadiizíní bigháníshgéésh.

can 3-through-1-cut.open.I
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I am cutting the can open.

Yiską́ągo shį́į́ nahodoołtį́į́ł.

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

Łééchąą’í t’óó tsé’édin ’í’niicha.

dog merely worse inc-3-cry.I

The dog has gotten worse with crying.

Łééchąą’í ’ałch’į’ yiil’aad.

dog RECIP-toward 3-1du-sic.P
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We sicced the dogs on each other.