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’At’éédísh yiniłtsą́?
girl-Q 3-2-see.P-shą’
Chidí daats’í bee hólǫ́ doodaii’ niísh chidí nee hólǫ́?
car maybe 3-with 4-exist.N or 2-Q car 2-with 4-exist.NIChidí naat’a’íísh hooghan yikáá’góó ch’éta’ ’éí doodago daats’í dził yąąhgóó ch’ét’a’?
airplane-Q house 3-over-along 3-fly.P TOP or perhaps mountain 3-over-along 3-fly.PChidí naat’a’íísh hooghankáá’góó ch’ínísaal ’éí doodaii’ dziłghąą’góó daats’í?
airplane house-over-along over-3-fly.P TOP or mountain-attached-along perhapsChidíísh bee hólǫ́ doodaii’ ni daats’í chidí nee hólǫ́?
car-Q 3-with 4-exist.NI or 2 maybe car 2-with 4-exist.NIDa’ ’ałní’ní’ą́ąjį’ tł’óo’di nishínílnish?
Q noon-until outside-at 2-work.P
listen
Did you work outside up to noon?
bookmark- da’ particle for yes/no questions
- ’ałní’ní’ą́ąjį’ noon-untilfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -jį́’ up to, as far asfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- time
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- naashnish workfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Da’ dibé nee hólǫ́?
Q sheep 2-with 3-exist.NIDa’ dichin nínízin?
Q hungry 2-want.NIDa’ k’ad daats’í ch’iyáán ’áníléehgo ná ’adazh’niiyą́ą́’?
Q now perhaps food 2-make.I-GO 2-for feast.happenDaniel hahgosh hidilníísh?
Daniel when-Q 3-start.work.IDibé bitsį’ doodago béégashii bitsį’ daats’í nínízin?
sheep 3-meat or cow 3-meat possibly 3-2-want.NIDichin nínízin ya’?
hungry 2-want.NI QDíí chąą’ shą’ háádę́ę́’ niníyęęzh?
this manure-Q where-from 3-ooze.PDíí yihahígíí biyi’, háísh tówónaanígóó ch’aa deeyá?
this year.IGII within who overseas.GOO travel 3-going.F-QDíísh haa yit’éego ’atiin?
this-Q how 3-be.NI roaddíkwíí
Díkwíí jį́ shą’ nanilnish?
how.many Q days 2-work.IDíkwíí shą’ ninááhai?
how.many-Q 2-winter.NIDoo bił bééhózin da ya’?
neg 3-with 3-know.CI neg QDíí jį́ Nida’iiníísh ’áko shį́į́ nihich’į’ nida’iilyé, ya’?
today Friday then.maybe 1pl-toward 1pl-payment.I QHa’a’aahjíísh ’éí doodago ’e’e’aahjíísh nighan?
east-from-Q 2-home TOP or west-from-Q 2-homeHa’át’éegosh náníldzid?
why-Q 2-fear.Iha’át’íí biniyé/ biniinaa
Ha’át’íí lá neidiyoołnih lá?
what DISC 3-3-buy.F DISCHa’át’íí shį́į́ biniinaa łééch’ąą’í nidahał’in.
what perhaps 3-because dog pl-3-bark.IHa’át’íísh Mary nayiisnii’?
What-Q Mary 3-to.buy.Ihaa nízahdę́ę́’ hoolzhiizh
haa níłtso
Haashą’ ʼátʼé, shí bichʼįʼ haʼdiisdzih.
how-Q 3-be.NI 1 3-to 1-speak.FHaaʼí lá áshį́į́h nííníʼą́?
where-Q salt 3-2-handle.SRO.PHahgo Jáan hooghan ’íílééh?
When John hogan 3-3-make.Fhá’at’é-P.ENCLITIC
Háadi lá dibé nidahaniih?
where-at Q sheep pl-3-pass-sell.CIHáadi niyaa hazlį́į́’?
where-at 2-under area-grow.PHáadish nichidí nííníłbą́ą́z?
where-at-Q 2-car 3-2-.park.PHáágóó lá díníyá?
where-to.Q 2-go.FHái da shą’ tsinaa’eeł ’ájiilaa?
who DA Q boat 3-4-make.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 perhaps
listen
Which team won? Denver Nuggets or Miami Heat.
bookmark- háí who
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- doodago orfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- daats’í maybe, perhaps, possiblyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Háí shą’ ’ałhosh?
who Q 3-sleep.IHáíshą’ tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa?
who-Q boat 3-3-make.PJáan, nanilnishísh?
John 2-work.I-QK’aa’ísh ’aní’á biyaa doodago daats’í báhátis ’ayiist’oh?
arrow-Q bridge 3-under or perhaps 3-over 3-3-shot.P
listen
Did s/he perhaps shoot arrows under or over the bridge?
bookmark- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questions
- doodago particle or
- daats’í particle for perhaps
- -yaa under, beneath, downfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -tis overfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’adisht’oh be an archer, shoot arrowsfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Naadą́ą́’ lá haa néelą́ą́’ nida’ak’eh biyi’ góne’?
corn Q how 3.much.N 2-cornfield 3-in thereNichidí háadish nííníłbą́ą́z?
2-car where-at-Q 3-2-park.PNidlóóhísh doodaii’ doo daats’í nidlóoh da?
2-cold.I-Q or neg perhaps 2-cold.I negNił 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 withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- accompaniment
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questions
- doodaii’ particle or
- daats’í particle for perhaps
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes




