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’Asdzą́ą́ ’éí ’ashkii ha’át’íí yeiní’ą́?
woman TOP boy what 3-to-3-3-move.SRO.P’Éí naanishígíí haa nízahdę́ę́’ binanilnishgo hoolzhiizh?
that work-ÍGÍÍ how 3-long.N-past 3-2-work-GO time.move.PBá’ólta’ísh Jáan ’éí doodaii’ Mary daats’í yich’į’ haadzíí’?
teacher-Q John TOP or Mary perhaps 3-to 3-talk.PChidíísh bee hólǫ́ ’éí doodago ni daats’í ła’ nee hólǫ́?
car-Q 3-with 4-exist.N TOP or 2 maybe one 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’ chidíísh bee hólǫ́ doodaii’ ni daats’í chidí nee hólǫ́?
Q car-Q 3-with 4-exist.NI or 2 maybe car 2-with 4-exist.NIDa’ dichin nínízin?
Q hungry 2-want.NIDa’ dichinísh nínízin?
Q hunger-Q 2-feel.NIDaniel 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.NIDichinísh doodaii’ dibáá’ísh dzinízin?
hunger-Q or thirst-Q 3-4-want.NIDíidí háísh bichidí?
this who-Q 3-carDíí chąą’ shą’ háádę́ę́’ niníyęęzh?
this manure-Q where-from 3-ooze.PDíkwíí shą’ ninááhai?
how.many-Q 2-winter.NIha’át’éégóó
ha’át’íí
Ha’át’íí baa ’áłah ’aleeh jiní?
what 3-for meeting 4-say.NIHa’át’íí biniiyé shą́ą́h ńdídááh?
what 3-because 1-passing.by 2-go.IHa’át’íísh biniinaa naníchxǫ’?
what-Q 3-because 2-pout.CIHa’át’íísh hastiin dóó ’at’ééd ’áyiilaa?
what-Q man and girl 3-3-make.PHa’át’íísh Mary nayiisnii’?
What-Q Mary 3-to.buy.IHa’át’ííshą’ hastiin dóó ’at’ééd ’áyiilaa?
what-Q man and girl 3-3-make.Phaa níldííl
Haa’ísh nínígai?
where-Q 2-hurt.IHahgo Jáan hooghan ’íílééh?
When John hogan 3-3-make.FHáadi lá ’ádeiit’į́?
where-at Q pl-3-beháá-P.ENCLITIC
Háádę́ę’shą’ díí ch’ah nizhóní léi’ naa yílts’id?
where-from-Q DEM hat 3-beautiful.NI INDEF 2-to 3-move.air.SRO.PHáádę́ę́’shą’ tó ndahohheeh?
where-from-Q water pl-3-2-haul.LPB.IHádą́ą́’ ’áłtsé chidí naat’a’í nił nast’a’?
When past first airplane 2-with 3-fly.PHái da shą’ tsinaa’eeł ’ájiilaa?
who DA Q boat 3-4-make.PHáidíígíí lá neidiyoołnih?
which.one-ÍGÍÍ DISC 3-3-buy.FHáí 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 lá bił nanilnish?
who Q 3-with 2-work.IHáí shą’ bił nanilnish?
who Q 3-with 2-work.IHáísh ’ałhosh?
who-Q 3-sleep.IHáísh tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa?
who-Q boat 3-3-make.PHáíshą’ tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa lá?
who-Q boat 3-3-make.P DISCHáidíígíísh łį́į́ʼ bił deeshdlóózh?
which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q horse 3-with 3-crawl.FMary ha’át’íí yinízin?
Mary what 3-3-want.NIMary ha’át’íísh nayiisnii’?
Mary what-Q 3-to.buy.INichidí háadishą’ nííníłbą́ą́z
2-car where-at-Q 3-2-park.PNichidí háadi-sh nííníłbą́ą́z?
2-car where-at-Q 3-2-park.PNihimásání ha’át’íí lá yinízin?
1dpl-grandmother what LÁ 3-3-want.NINizhé’é ha’át’íísh nahideeshnih nízin.
2-father-Q what 3-1-buy.F 3-want.NINizhé’é ha’át’íísh nayiisnii’?
2-father what-Q 3-3-buy.PNiłísh bééhosin doodaii’ biłísh bééhozin?
2-with-Q 3-know.CI or 3-with-Q 3-know.CI
listen
Do you know or does s/he know?
bookmark- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questions
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- accompaniment
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- bééhózin there is knowledgefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- doodaii’ particle or
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- bééhózin there is knowledgefind in Navajo Verb Modes




