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

’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ shichidí tsé bik’ą́ą́h yíłbą́ą́z.

’Ayóo łį́į́’ shił naalgeed diní, ’ííshją́ą́shį́į́ díí łį́į́chogii bikáá’ dah ńdaah!

’Ałk’idą́ą́’ Naayéé’ Neizghání ha’a’aahjigo ’atsiniltł’ish bił dah yizdéél jiní.

’Ólta’di ’áłchíní binaashii sédáago ’ííníshta’.

-ę́ę+-dą́ą́’ (yę́ędą́ą́’)

-ghą́ą́h

-góó

-ts’ą́ą́’, -ts’á

Beehaz’áanii bik’ehgo baa hwiiníst’įįd.

Béégashii yáázh ła’ shibee’í’diidłííd bik’í niní’ą́.

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

Chidí bąąh dah sitání bąąh dah shishtįįh ńt’éé’ ’ił adaagizí doo ’éí da lá.

Chidí bąąh dah sitání bąąh dah shishtįįh ńt’éé’ ’ił adaagizí doo ’éí da lá.

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

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

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

Dibé tó yił yáánii’á.

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

Dlǫ́ǫ́’ ba’áán góne’ yah ’adeeshnii’go dlǫ́’áyázhí shishhash.

Dził bit’áahgi bįįh haalzheeh.

Hatáálgóó déyáago shikélchí t’óó tsxį́į́łgo bił ’ada’shéshiizhgo ńdaséłkad.

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

Jooł nits’ą́ą́’ nídiish’aah.

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

K’os jóhonaa’éí yich’ą́ą́h ’i’ííjool.

Kintah góyaa yishááł ńt’éé’ béeso ńdiiłtsooz

Kintahdę́ę́’ łį́į́’ shił nááldlosh.

Na’nízhoozhídę́ę́’ shíká bił ’oolwoł.

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

Ńdíshchíí’ yáázhí bąąh hasis’na’go shił yaa ’ádzaa.

Sáanii ’éétsoh bi’oh ’ádaníłtso.

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

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

Shidá’í dóola yilááh ’ábóodziil jiní.

Shighan bich’ą́ą́h łeeshch’ih désas.

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

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

Shilééchąą’í bikéé’ yishááł.

Shimá sání t’áá shídin ’ííyá.

Shimá sitsilí bibéésh bee hane’í bits’ą́ą́’ náádii’ą́.

Shínaaí chidí bił dah diilwodgo bizánághah góne’ łeezh ’adzíísi’.

Shį́į́dą́ą́’ łé’é yázhí shee hazlį́į́’.

T’áá ’aaníígóó shił hodoonih bíniiká na’ídíshkid.

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

Tsékooh góyaa tł’óół bee ’adanásh’nah.

Tł’ée’go shibee ni’dildlaadí bóhosésa’go ch’ééh ’ádináhweessił.

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

Yadiizíní bitł’ááhdę́ę́’ bigháda’shéshiizh.

Łį́į́’ ’áhidiníłnáago sizį́.

Łį́į́’ hooghangóó nooshkaałgo táá’ shits’ą́ą́ bizánághah góne’ ’ałhaa’eekai.