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’Ahbínídą́ą́’ ch’ééh niba’ hasht’e’ ’ádííníszin.

morning-Past in.vain 2-wait ready REFL-1-keep.CI

listenloadingplayingSpeaker: Tyler TinhornlistenloadingplayingSpeaker: Sharon J. Nelson

I was all ready and waiting for you all this morning (but you didn’t come).

’Asdzą́ą́ t’ah doo naalyéhé bá hooghangóó dighááh da.

woman still NEG trading.post-to 3-walk.I NEG

’Ashą́ą́ nít’ę́ę́’ t’áadoo hooyání shaa ’ílwod.

1-eat.Prog past suddenly 1-for 3-drive.P

’Ats’a’ chidí bik’i dah tsoh’aah.

rack car 3-on up 2-iid-SRO.I

Put stock rack on the truck.

’Atsiniltł’ish dóó tó dayókeedígíí baa ’áłah ’aleeh lá.

electricity and water pl-3-request.I-NOM 3-for meeting DISC

’Ayóo łį́į́’ shił naalgeed di, ’ííshją́ą́shį́į́ díí łį́į́’ bik’i dah ńdaah!

very horse 1-with 3-buck.CI 3-2-say.NI lets.see this horse 3-on up 2-sit.I
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You said you’re good at riding broncos; let’s see you get on this horse!

’Ííshją́ą́ ’at’ééd yázhí hooghandę́ę́’ ch’idoogááł.

certainly girl little house-from out-3-walk.F

-ch’į’

-chá- or -chá

bunched up, bunched together, huddled

-di

at a general location or point in space or time

-ghą́ą́h

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attaching to, hitched to, connected to

-iih

-k’é

for, in compensation for

-tis

Béégashii báháchxį’go bik’ee neeshchééł.

cattle 3-become.angry.I-GO 3-on.account.of 1-flee.Prog

Bilagáana bizaad bił nantł’a.

English language 3-with 3-difficult.NI
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English is difficult for him/her.

Ch’į́į́góó baa ntséskees.

fail 3-about 1-think.I
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I think about it (from many angles) without success (as in trying to hit upon a practical solution for a problem).

Ch’į́į́góó ch’ééh ’oolá bí tá’diigeed.

without.sucess in.vain gold 3-for 1-dig.P

Díigi ’át’éegoósh ’ájiił’įįh?

this-at 3-be-GO-Q SUP-4-do.P

Díí ’ashkii Bilagáana bizaad shá bíbiyiił’aah.

this boy English 3-language 3-2-teach.I
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Teach this boy English for me.

Doo hanii kintahgóó díníyáa da nisin.

NEG contrary town-toward 2-start.go.P NEG 1-think.CI

Dziłghą́ą́’góó deeshááł nissin.

mountain-top-toward 1-go.F 1-want.CI

Gohwééh ła’ shaa níkaah.

coffee some 1-to 2-give.OC.I
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Give me some coffee.

Ha’ąądi dibé bighan.

areal-other.side sheep 3-corral

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The sheep corral is on the other side (of the hill).

Haashíyee’ shimá bidzi’ izí shił doolwoł hait’éego dilwo’.

try.and.find.out 1-mother bicycle 1-with pas-moving.fast.F 3-1-try.F 3-run.

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

winter-past mine.shaft inside 1-work.I past NEG 1-with 3-good.N NEG

Jį́į́dą́ą́’ t’óó k’asídą́ą́’ nihee nahóółtą́.

today just very.nearly 1dpl-with areal-rain.P
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It came awfully close to raining today, it very nearly rained today.

K’ad niba’ sédáa dooleeł.

now 2-wait 1-sit.SPN FUT

Naalyéhé hooghandi tł’oh hániikai ńt’éé’ ’áníídí yee’ ’ásdįįd lágo ’áadi niikai.

trading.post-at hay 1dpl-go.pl.P past recently very 3-disappear.P DISC-GO there 1dpl-go.pl.P
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We went to the trading post after hay only to find that the supply had just run out.

Ni ga’ k’ad dibé bikéé’ díínááł.

you EMPH now sheep 3-behind 2-go.F

Níká ’adeeshwoł biniiyé níyá.

2-for 1-run.F 3-purpose.of 1-came.P

NTUdi hooghannimází góne’ Diné bizaad baa ’iinishta’

NTU-at hogan inside Diné 3-language 3-for 1-read.I

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

school-at 1pl-play.I-GO boy some building-3-around-from 1-to out-3-run.P-GO 3-with 3-1-collide.P
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When we were playing at school a boy came running at me around the corner of the building and I collided with him.

She’abe’ sits’ą́ą́’ wóódlą́ą́’ lágo.

1-milk 1-from 3-2-drink.O LÁGO

Shilééchąą yázhí shikéé’ yildlosh ńt’éé’ hashtł’ish yiih yildloozh.

1-dog little 1-behind 3-walk.Prog past mud 3-into 3-walk.P
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My puppy went into the mud as he trotted along behind me.

Shilį́į́’ tł’aaká’ii dóó shilį́į́’ biyéél bił tsodizin ’íishłaa.

1-appaloosa and 1-horse 3-saddle 3-with prayer 3-1-make.P

listenloadingplayingSpeaker: Lorene B LegahlistenloadingplayingSpeaker: Lorene B Legah

With my appaloosa and my saddle side by side I made my prayer.

Shimá sání t’áá shídin ’ííyá.

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My grandmother went away without me.

Shiyáázh Damóogo ’índa ’áádę́ę́’ nídeesdzá

1-son Sunday.GO will.be from 2-returning.F

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

older.brother car 3-with up 3-run.I-GO 3-around areal-in dust 3-trail.P
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When my older brother started off in the car he left a trail of dust around the corner.

Shínaaí shíká ’adoolwoł nisin ńt’éé’ ’áłt’ąą t’áadoo níyáa da.

1-older.brother 1-for 3-run.F 1-want.NI but after.all NEG 3-come.sg.P NEG

T’ááłáhádi kin binída’shiilzhiizh dóó hooghangóó dah ńdiikai.

once-at house 3-into-Pl-1dpl-dance.P home-toward start start-1dpl-go.pl.P

T’áá ’ahánigóó yiizįįh

just near 2-stand.I

Tó tsíídkáá’ dididííkááł.

water charcoal-on start-3-2-put.OC.F

Tsinaabąąs bikáá’dę́ę́’ t’áá ’ałkéé’ ’adahaago’ ndeii’néego.

wagon 3-top-from just one-after-another down-1Pl-fall.P 3Pl-play.CI-GO.CI

Ła’ nááhai yę́ędą́ą́’ Tóta’di daashin niiłtsą́ą ni’.

one year prior Farmington-at wasn’t.it 2-1-see.P remember

Łį́į́’ biyéél łį́į́’ bik’i dah sí’aah.

horse 3-saddle horse 3-on up SRO.CI

Put the saddle on the horse.

ʼÉí hastiin naanish bichʼįʼ ’ádoolʼaad lá.

that man work 3-to 3-3-give.F DISC