Navajo

Select a postposition [all] -’oh less than, short of, too little -’ąą beyond, on the other side, in addition to -aa to -á for, for the benefit of -áátis over -ááłk’iis alongside, parallel with -ąąh on, beside -ą́ą́h passing by -ba’ waiting -ba- to the point of exhaustion, used up, completed -ch’ijí toward, on the side, supporting -ch’į’ to, toward -ch’ą́ą́h blocking -chá-, -chá bunched up, bunched together, huddled -chą́’ craving, addicted to, fond of -dááh in front of, meeting, before, for -dą́ą́’ past time -de up -deená exchange for -dę́ę́’ from a general location or point in space or time, also out of, off of -di at a general or relatively remote location -diníná opposite to -dóó from a specific locaiton or point in space or time -ee by means of -ę́ę-dą́ą́’ =yę́ędą́ą́’ back when -gha away from by force, taking or snatching away -ghą́ą́h attaching to, hitched to, connected to -gi at -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a date -ii’, yi’ inside of, within, at the interior of a solid object -iih into -ił with -í-jígo over in the direction of the place where -ídin without, lacking -íighah by means of time -íniiká against, counter to -íyah under, supporting as a beam -jigo toward, northward -jí designates ceremonies, religious and political institutions and lifeways -jí on the side of, in the direction of, in the manner of -jí-k’ehgo in the manner of -jį́’ up to, as far as -k’ą́ą́h against -k’ee on account of -k’eh -jí in a language -k’eh according to, in conformity with -k’eh-jí in a language -k’é for, in compensation for -k’i on, onto, off, over -k’í onto, on, against -ká after, for -káá’ on, on top of -kéé’ behind, following -lááh beyond, greater than -na’ beside, at one’s side, in place of, waiting for -naa, na- around -naashii across from, opposite -nah across from, opposite -ná around, encircling -nánii on a slope, on the edge -ne’ behind -ni in, during -niinaa because of, on account of -niit’aa to a barrier, to a point at which progress is blocked -niiyé for the purpose of, to -ní into a surface without completely piercing -níká through -t’ah in a recess, pocket or enclosed space, undercover -t’ááh close to -ta’ between -tah, -taa-, -ta- among, mixing -tis over -ts’ąą concealed from, out of reach -ts’ą́ą́’ away from, separating from, derived from -tsąąh in or during sleep -tsé before -tsi first, ahead, in front in space or time -tł’ááh beneath, under -yaa under, beneath, down -yaaghah around the corner from -yah under, beneath -zánághah around

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