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’Ayóigo deesk’aaz --- ’áyąą (’áyaańda) dah dinítsiz.

terribly cold no.wonder up 2-shiver.NI
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It’s terribly cold - - no wonder you’re shivering.

’át’ah ’índa

’Ąąh háá’á wolyéii k’ad doo ’asht’é’égóó bik’ee ntsinisdzá.

credit 3-call.P now neg extremely.neg 3-on-account-of overwhelm.P

Hágoónee’, béeso shaa ní’aah.

well money 1-for 2-give.SRO.I

’Áádę́ę́’ nánísdzáago łį́į́’ ni’deeshjoł.

from.there 1-return.p-GO horse 3-for pl-1-feed.F

-deená

-íighah

-yaa

Awéé’ doo ndó’ yidlóoh da.

baby NEG NDO’ 3-cold.I NEG
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The baby isn’t even cold.

Chidíísh bee hólǫ́ doodaii’ ni daats’í chidí nee hólǫ́?

car-Q 3-with 4-exist.NI or you perhaps car 2-with 4-exist.NI

Da’ dibé nee hólǫ́?

Q sheep 2-with 3-exist.NI
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Do you have sheep?

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

sunday past-time mountain top.of-from 1-elder.sister and 3-children 3-with downward-1-go.Pl.P
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Last Sunday I accompanied my older sister and her family down from the mountaintop.

daołbéézh

pl-3DO-2dpl-boil.it.I

dazhdoołbish

pl-3DO-4dpl-boil.it.F

Dibé doo deeghánígóó ’ałkéé’ ’adíítąądgo hooghanjį’ náákah.

sheep neg long.distance-neg-GO following.behind 3-in.a.line.NP-GO home-up.to return.go.I
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The sheep were strung out a long ways, one behind the other, as they headed home.

Diné k’asdą́ą́’ t’áá ’ałtso bichidí dahólǫ́ dííshjį́į́góó.

person nearly everyone 3-car pl-exist.N nowadays
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Nearly everyone has a car nowadays.

Díidí háísh bichidí?

this who-Q 3-car
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Whose car is this?

doo --- da

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the frame serving to negativize verbs and phrases

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

Ha’át’éegoshą’ t’áadoo díníyáa da?

why-Q neg 2-go.sg.P NEG
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Why didn’t you go?

ha’át’íí

haa nízahdę́ę́’ hoolzhiizh

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for how long

Haa’ísh nínígai?

where-Q 2-hurt.I

haahláyéé

há’at’é-go

Há’át’íí lá hastiin dóó ’at’ééd ’áyiilaa?

what Q man and girl 3-3-make.P
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What did the man and the girl make?

Hodíínáá’ágo bááh dootł’izhí ła’ deeshį́į́ł.

after.a.while-GO bread blue some 1-eat.F

K’ad cháshk’eh góyaa tó de ’anool’ąął.

now wash down water up 3-rise.Prog

Kwii nináá’nísh’aah.

here again-1-park.R
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Here is where I am parking again.

Na’ńle’dii. Tó háníyá, tóhą́ą ’ásdįįd lá.

dismay water areal-1.go 3-disappear.P DISC
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I went for water but to my dismay I found that it was all gone.

Naashnéego jooł báátis yímááz.

1-play-go.CI ball over 3-roll.P
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As I was playing I rolled over the ball.

Nichidí háadish nííníłbą́ą́z?

2-car where-at-Q 3-2-park.P

Nizhe’é haash wolyé?

2-father what-Q 3-call.NI

What is your father’s name?

niłbéézh

3DO-2-boil.it.I

Níká ’adeeshwoł biniiyé níyá.

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

Shá bíighah yáshti’ lá.

sun proportionate 1-talk.I DISC

Shą́ą́’ ’ałk’idą́ą́’ baa hwiinít’į́į ni’.

remember long.ago 3-for 3-discuss.I recall

Shicheii haastihgo łáháda ninálnish.

1-grandfather 3-become.old.P-GO seldom 3-work.R
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My grandfather seldom (rarely) works since he got old.

Shichidí t’ahdii yá’át’ééh, ’át’ah ’índa ła’ ninááhideeshnih.

1-car still 3-good.N later one again-3-1-buy.F
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My car is stíll good so I won’t buy another one until later.

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

Shí hanii t’éiyá Naasht’ézhí bizaad shił bééhózin.

I contrary only English 3-language 1-wtih 3-know.P
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I’m not the only one who knows Zuni (despite appearances to the contrary).

Shínaaí shich’ą́ą́h naaghá.

1-older.brother 1-protect 3-go.CI
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My older brother protects me.

Tsé dzídzahashníiłgo baa naashá, daniidoiigo táchééh góne’ yah ’adoo’nił biniiye.

rock into.fire-3-1-put.P-GO 1-go.I 3-become.hot.P-GO sweathouse into in 3-PASS.put.PlO.F 3-because
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I’m busy putting stones into the fire, to be taken into the sweathouse when they get hot.

Tł’óo’di kǫ’ diltłi’ bikáa’gi chéch’il ła’ dináádísh’nííł.

outside-at fire 3-burn.NI 3-on-at oak some fire-again-3-1-move.PlO.I

yiishjį́į́ł

1-become black, get sunburned.Prog

Yiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhídi, háádish ’adeeshį́į́ł ninízin?

tomorrow Gallup-at where-Q 2-eat.F 2-want.CI

Yiską́ągo níléí Tóhajiileehgóó shigáál deizt’i’.

tomorrow.GO over.there Tóhajiileeh-toward 1-physical.being pl-3-path.extend.P

Łį́į́’ ’áhidiníłnáago sizį́.

horse Recip-3-opposite-GO 3-du-stand.SPN
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The horses stand facing in opposite directions.

łahda