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’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ shichidí tsé bik’ą́ą́h yíłbą́ą́z.
yesterday 1-car rock 3-against 3-run.P’Aoo’, ’ashdladigóó ’oolkiłgo ’áádę́ę́’ shił ná’ílwod.
yes five-at-toward clock-GO there-from 1-with 3-return.P
listen
Yes, I drove back from there at 5 o’clock.
bookmark- -di at
- location
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a date
- goal
- -dę́ę́’ from a general location or point in space or time, also out of, off of
- location
- -ił with
- transportation
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- na‘oolwoł returnfind in Navajo Verb Modes
’Ashkii chizh dáádílkał yiníkáiyiníłhan.
boy firewood door 3-through-3-3-throw.P’At’ééd t’áá ’áhánídi ’ółta’ ’éí biniinaa doo hah dah nídiidáah da.
girl just far-at school TOP 3-cause NEG quickly up start-3-go.I NEG
listen
It’s not far to school so the girl takes her time starting off.
bookmark- t’áá ’áhánídi near, nearbyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -di at
- ’éí topicfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -niinaa because of, on account of
- doo expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- haa quicklyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- dah upfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- da expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
’Awééyázhí be’abe’ ’ásdįįd lágo kintahgóó bíká dah ’adiilwod.
baby.little 3-milk 3-dwindle.P DISC-GO town-to 3-after start 3-go.P"Binák’eegóó baa da’ashch’osh lá," didíínííł.
3-eye-between-around 3-to pl-3-infest.P DISC 3-2-tell.F-á
-ę́ę+-dą́ą́’ (yę́ędą́ą́’)
-ni
-ta’
Ayóó biká ’anáshwo’.
often 3-for 1-help.RBéeso tł’oh bá ahí’ii’nil lágo tł’oh niigį́.
money hay 3-for 3-combine.PlO.P DISC-GO hay 3-haul.PBéésh bee hane’é bił nááshbał.
phone 3-with 1-whirl.ProgBik’os gónaa ’ałch’į’ yiyiissił.
3-neck around toward.each.other 3-3-grab.CIBíni’dii si’ą́ t’áádoo baa nánít’íní.
3-let-stay 3-sit.SRO.SPN just.NEG 3-about 2-bother.NICh’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Diné Bizaad naalkaah doo shił bééhózin da. K’ad éí t’áá shxǫǫd shił báá hózin.
formerly Navajo language research NEG 1-with 3-of ho-know.CI NEG | now TOP luckily 1-with 3-about-ho-know.CI
listen
From the beginning, I didn’t know about Navajo linguistics. Now I’m finally able to understand it.
bookmark- bééhózin there is knowledgefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ formerly, originallyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -ił with
- -ił with
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- k’ad nowfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- bééhózin there is knowledgefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Chaha’oh biyaagi ni’dííłbąs.
shade.house 3-under-at 2-drive.FChidí daats’í bee hólǫ́ ’éí doodaii’ niísh chidí nee hólǫ́?
car maybe 3-with 4-exist.N TOP or 2-Q car 2-with 4-exist.NIChidíísh bee hólǫ́ doodago ni daats’í chidí nee hólǫ́?
car-Q 3-with 4-exist.N or 2 maybe car 2-with 4-exist.NIDa’ ’ałní’ní’ą́ąjį’ tł’óo’di nishínílnish?
Q noon-until outside-at 2-work.PDibé bighan báátis dah yiishte’.
Sheep corral 3-over up 1-climb.PDiné bikéyah bikáa’gi ndahonidzood yę́ędą́ą́’ Naatsis’áán hoolyéégóó 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.PDíí yihahígíí biyi’, háísh tówónaanígóó ch’aa deeyá?
this year.IGII within who overseas.GOO travel 3-going.F-QGohwééh t’áá bizhání ’éí doodaii’ ’abe’ biłgo daats’í nínízin?
coffee only TOP or milk perhaps 3-with 3-2-want.NIHa’a’aahdę́ę́sh naaghan ’éí doodago e’e’aahdę́ę́sh naaghan?
east-from-Q 2-home TOP or west-from-Q 2 homeHa’át’éego lá ’íiyisíí ’atiinjį’ ’ańdeeshdááł lá?
how Q main road-up.to 1-back-on-go.F DISCHa’át’íí bik’i dah sínídá?
what-Q 3-on up 2-sit.IHáágóó díníyá?
where-to 2-go.FHáí lá kintahgóó shił adoołbąs?
who-Q town-to 1-me 3-drive.FHiłiijį́į’go sha’áłchíní bił kįįh nááshkai.
evening-to-GO 1-children 3-with into.town 1-go.pl.PJáan Mary bił baghan.
John Mary 3-with 3-liveK’ad niba’ sédáa dooleeł.
now 2-wait 1-sit.SPN FUTKin Łánídiísh ’éí doodago Bee’eldííldahsinildi daats’í naniná?
Flagstaff-at-Q TOP or Albuquerque-at perhaps 2-go.around.CIMósí yázhí chizhtah yiyah yílwod.
kitten woodpile.among 3-under 3-run.PNdáa’di shizhé’é diné ła’ yił ’ahi’niigą́ą’go bita’ niséyá.
summer.ceremony-at 1-father man one 3-with Recip-3-fight.P-GO 3-between 3-1-go.siPNichidí lá háadi nííníłbą́ą́z?
2-car-Q where-at 3-2-park.PNichidíshą’ háadi nííníłbą́ą́z?
2-car-Q where-at 3-2-park.PNihizaad ’índa bik’i’diishtį́į́h ndi k’ad bee yashtí’ łeh.
1du-language until.now 3-1-understand.I but now 3-by.means.of 1-talk.DI usuallyNił bééhózinísh ’éí doodaii’ nicheii daats’í bił bééhózin?
2-with 3-know.CI-Q TOP or 2-grandfather perhaps 3-with 3-know.CI
listen
Do you know or does your grandfather know?
bookmark- -ił with
- accompaniment
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- doodaii’ particle orfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- daats’í particle for perhapsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes




