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’Adeesdíilgo dibé sits’ą́ą́’ dah diijéé’.
3-thunder.P-GO sheep 1-away-from start-3-run.Pl.P’Ashkii t’áá ’ádíláahęę’ nihił yah ’eelwod.
boy just annoyingly-past 1dpl-with into 3-go.P’Ashkii tó nílinígíi yiih dzółhaał.
boy water 3-be.NI-ÍGÍÍ 3-in 3-fall.O’Atiin bikáá’ nił ha’alyeed.
road 3-on 2-with 3-out.run.F’Ałk’idídą́ą́’ kin ’áshłaa ńt’éé’ ’éí t’ahdii bii’ shighan.
quite.long.ago house 3-1-make.P past it still 3-in 1-home’Áhéhee’ dóó baa ’ahééh nisin.
thank.you and 3-for appreciation 1-think.CI’Áshįįh Bii’ Tóógóó náádísdzáago dziłghą́ą́’ hanáádeesh’nah.
Salt.Lake.City-toward again-1-go.F-GO mountain-back again-1-climb.R’Éí lą́ą baa nitséskees nít’ę́ę́’.
that EMP 3-about 1-think.I past-diníná
Ashkiísh t’áádoo nideezhí yíni’ yá ahóólaa da?
boy NEG 2-younger.sister 3-mind 3-for 3s-3-make.P NEGAłk’idą́ą́’ ’éiyá naadą́ą́’ ’ayóo k’éédadiilyééh ńt’éé’. Díísh jį́įdi ’éiyá kindi nidahaniih.
long.ago TOP corn very pl-3-1dpl-plant.R past | this day-at TOP store-at pl-3-pass-buy.CI
listen
Long ago, we planted corn. Now, corn is bought at the store.
bookmark- ’ałk’idą́ą́’ long ago, formerlyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ’éiyá topic markerfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ’ayóo very, extremelyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- díísd jį́įdi nowadaysfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -di at
- Iterative (R)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Bikáá’ na’anishí ’éí doo bikáá’ dah ’asdáa da.
table TOP NEG 3-on up 3i-sit.P NEGBritain 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 pastCh’ah ’éí doodaii’ nák’ee sinilí łizhinígíí daats’í nee hólǫ́’?
hat or sunglasses perhaps 2-with 4-exist.NIChidí 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
listen
I did everything possible to get my car out of the mud.
bookmark- -ts’ą́ą́’ away from, separating from, derived from
- location
- -iih into
- location
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ch’į́į́góó, ch’ínígóó everything possible without resultfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ch’ééh in vain, futilely, tryfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Chidíłtsooí bidááh síńzį́į dooleeł.
car-yellow-REL 3-for 2-stand.SPN FUTDa’iidą́ągo sitsilí bilééchąą yázhí náneeskaadí ła’ yá yiidiyiisdláád dóó yaa yiizhjaa’.
1Pl-eat.I-GO 1-brother 3-puppy tortilla some 3-tear.P and 3-to 3-3-give.PDeenásts’aa’ shił naaldloosh ńt’éé’ shimá siiłtsą́, yiniinaa násineestsxas.
ram 1-with 3-trot.CI past 1-mother 1-3-see.P 3-because 1-3-whip.PDíí Hooghan nímazí doo biyí’ shiiską́ą da.
TOP home round NEG 3-inside 1-spend.night.P NEGDlǫ́ǫ́’ ’a’ą́ą́dę́ę́’ hanoolne’ dóó naneesne’.
prairie.dog hole-from stick.head.up.out.P and 3-look.around.PDoo deighánígóó łeeyi’ ’azhnígeed.
NEG far ground-inside 3-4-dig.PHa’a’áahgo shilį́į́’ bá niná’áshjoł.
east-GO 1-horse 3-for again-1-feed.NCM.RHaashą’ ʼátʼé, shí bichʼįʼ haʼdiisdzih.
how-Q 3-be.NI 1 3-to 1-speak.F
listen
How about this, let me speak to him.
bookmark- haashą’ ’át’é why sure, of coursefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- haa + Neuter V how / what Vfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -shą’ enclitic for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ch’į’ to, toward
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
Háadi lá lį́į́’ naakai?
where-at Q horse 3-walk.pl.IHádą́ą́’sh Dibé Nitsaadę́ę́’ néínídzá?
when-past-Q Colorado 3-return.PHáí dahoneesná, Kinłánídę́ę́’ ’Óola yee ’ádadójíhígíí doodago Gah Bikee’ Taah Yí’áhídę́ę́’ Hado yee ’ádadójíhígíí daats’í?
who pl-3-win.P Denver-from nugget 3-with RFLX-pl-4-call.NI-nom or Florida-from heat 3-with RFLX-pl-4-call.NI-nom perhapsJáádéé ́ałgháázhdikahígíí naaki góne’ iiyá.
leg.by-means-of 3-3-race-NMLZ two rank 1-go.PK’ad shicheii bíká ’iishyeed.
now 1-grandfather 3-for 1-run.IK’adę́ę ’ałné’e’áahgo díchin bik’ee shitah ’anahodí’niitłi’.
now noon hunger 3-account 1-among 1-shake.RKinŁánídi ’ííníshta’ ńt’éé’ ’áádóó t’áá ’ániidígo ’áadi náánísdzáá ńtéé’ ’ééhosisya’ lá.
Flagstaff-in 1-study.P past and.then just recently there-at 1-return.P past 1-get.hazy.P discLą́ʼąą’, hágoóneeʼ nibééso łaʼ shaa níʼaah.
okay well 2-money some 1-for 3-2-give.SRO.INaa’ółí hanii náneeskaadí bił yíyą́ą́’. ’Alóós ga’ (yíyą́ą́’).
bean NEG.FOC tortilla 3-with 3-1-eat.P | rice FOC (3-1-eat.P)Naadą́ą́’ t’ah doo dadiigááhdą́ą́’ deiiti’.
corn before pl-3-leaves.turn.white.I-past pl-3-1dpl-harvest.PNíká ’adeeshwoł biniiyé níyá.
2-for 1-run.F 3-purpose.of 1-came.PNTUdi yee’ da’íídóółtah yéeni’ háajį́’goshį́į́ da daįįnóołta’.
NTU-at really pl-2dpl-attend.school.R contrary.to.assumption somewhere such.as pl-2dpl-study.PShighanídóó ’e’e’aah bich’ijígo shádí bighan.
1-home-from west 3-in.the.direction.of older.sister 3-dwell.NShilééchąą’í yázhí táa’go tsásk’eh yiyaa ’ahííjéé’.
1-dog small three-comp bed 3-under 3-lie.pl.NPShimá sání t’áá shídin ’ííyá.
Shimá sitsilí bibéésh bee hane’í bits’ą́ą́’ náádii’ą́.
1-mother 1-little.brother 3-cellphone 3-away.from 3-3-return.PShiyáázh Damóogo ’índa ’áádę́ę́’ nídeesdzá
1-son Sunday.GO will.be from 2-returning.FShił naa’aash shį́į́! T’áá shǫǫdí shaná’níłtsóód!
1-with 3-go.dl.CI maybe please 1-to-back-3-2-feed.I
listen
Oh, my cousin! Please give me (some of) the food back!
bookmark- Request, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Imperfectivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -ił with
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yish’aash go as a pair (with)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- shį́į́ perhaps, probably, possiblyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ba’nistsóód feed itfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Shíká ’anánílwo’ doodaii’ t’áadoo shaa nánít’íní.
1-for 3-run.R or just-neg 1-to 2-1-bother.IShínaaí tł’éédą́ą́’ hááhgóóshį́į́ Bilagáanak’ehjí bitsąąh yáłti’.
1-brother night-last somehow English 3-sleep 3-talk.PYiską́ągo naaltsoos naa deesh’ááł.
tomorrow book 2-for 1-move.SRO.FYiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhídi, háádish ’adeeshį́į́ł ninízin?
tomorrow Gallup-at where-Q 2-eat.F 2-want.CI
listen
Where do you want to eat in Gallup tomorrow?
bookmark- yiską́ągo tomorrowfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -di at
- háá-P.ENCLITIC wherefind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yíshą́ eat itfind in Navajo Verb Modeslook up conjugationhide conjugation ▾
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes




