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

Haidą́ą́’ ’a’áán góne’ naashnish ńt’éé’ --- doo shił yá’áhoot’éeh da.

Ńléí dził bighą́ą́’dóó łid yót’ááh yít’i’.

’Aadę́ę́’ hoołtį́į́ł.

’Adeesdíilgo dibé sits’ą́ą́’ dah diijéé’.

’Adeesdíilgo dibé sits’ą́ą́’ dah diijéé’.

’Awéé’ bimá bit’ah sitį́.

’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’.

-ą́ą́h

-chá- or -chá

-dááh

-diníná

-ę́ę+-dą́ą́’ (yę́ędą́ą́’)

-gi

-ił

-íighah

-íyah

-jí

-k’ą́ą́h

-k’ee

-k’eh

-k’eh+-jí

-k’í

-kéé’

-na’

-naashii

-nánii

-ni

-ni

-niit’aa

-tis

-yaaghah

-yah

Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ shá bíighah ’atah ’adishdiłgo ’i’íí’ą́.

Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ shichidí tsé bik’ą́ą́h yíłbą́ą́z.

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

Ashkii yázhí ayóo hwe’ádilááh.

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

Béésh ’áłts’ózí bee ’atsidí bee ’aháníłne’.

Bilagáana bizaad bił nantł’a.

Bįį bináyaa niłchiin éí hataałi chodayooł’į́.

Béésh ’áłts’ózí bee ’atsidí bee ’aháníłne’.

Ch’é’étiingóó naanéhígíí shił bééhózin.

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

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

Chidí naat’a’í nihił dah diit’a’.

Chidí ła’ bíká ’í’iishłaa.

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

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

Dibé bighan báátis dah yiishte’.

Dibé tó yił yáánii’á.

Dichin bik’ee doo bííchįįd da.

Díí ’ashkii Bilagáana bizaad shá bíbiyiił’aah.

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

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

Dził bit’ááhgi bįįh halzheeh.

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

íniiká

John dáádílkałdóó sizį́į́ dóó ’áádę́ę́’ déez’į́į́’.

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

Kintah góyaa yishááł ńt’éé’ béeso ńdiiłtsooz

Kintah góyaa yishááł ńt’éé’ béeso ńdiiłtsooz.

Mary bimá sání yá ’ata’ halne’.

Mą’iitsoh shik’iilwodgo tsékooh góyaa bidááłgo’.

Mósí yázhí bímá yits’ą́ą́’ yóó’ííyá.

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

Na’nízhoozhídę́ę́’ shíká bił ’oolwoł.

Naashnéego jooł báátis yímááz.

Naat’áanii bich’į’ yáshti’.

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

Nimá yázhí bighangóó díílwoł dóó ’áájí ’awéé’ baa ’áhólyą́ą dooleeł.

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

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

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

Shichá si’ą́ągo ’iiłhaazh.

Shicheii hastą́diin nááhai yilááhdę́ę́’ ’aníłdįįd.