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’Aoo’, shí dó’ t’áá ’ákwíinissin.
yes1 also just 1-think.so.NI’Ashkii yázhí bee’eldǫǫh yik’ee ’ádadeeznih.
boy little gun 3-on.account.of REFL-3-hurt.P’Atiin bąąhgóó béésh halne’é tsin bá ’adaaz’á.
road 3-along.side telephone pole 3-for 3Pl-stand.upright.SPN’Ałah ’aleehgóó deesháál nínízinísh doodago béésh nitsíkeesí daats’í bee nidoonááł ’éí doodago t’áá hooghanídi daats’í KTNN yídíiłts’iił?
meeting-to 1-go-F 3-2 want.NI-Q or computer possibly 2-watch.F or just home-at possibly KTNN 3-2-listen.F
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Will you go to the Chapter meeting in person or watch on the computer or will you stay home and listen to KTNN?
bookmark- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- déyá start to gofind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- doodago orfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questions
- daats’í maybe, perhaps, possiblyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
’Ałts’ísígo nihich’į́’ hadeesdzih.
3-small.NI-GO 2du-to 1-speak.F’Áłchíní bi’éé’ náádaségis.
children 3-clothes 3-1-wash.R-ii’, yi’
inside of, within, at the interior of a solid object
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At’ééd na’abąąs yíhooł’ą́ą’go bimá yił ’oołbąs.
girl driving 3-3-learn.P-GO 3-mother 3-with 3-drive.ProgBee’eldííldahsinil kintahdi shił ’oolwoł ńt’éé’ tsístł’ahazt’i’ léi’ góne’ shił ’o’oolwod.
Albuquerque town-at 1-with 3-run.Prog past deadend a areal-in 1-with 3-drive.P
listen
I was riding around in Albuquerque when I drove into a dead end street.
bookmark- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- transportation
- Progressive (Prog)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’oolwoł drivefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’oolwoł drivefind in Navajo Verb Modes
Bíni’dii ’awáalyaa sitį́.
3-let-stay jail 3-lay.SPNBíni’dii si’ą́ t’áádoo baa nánít’íní.
3-let-stay 3-sit.SRO.SPN just.NEG 3-about 2-bother.NIBritain bikéyahą́ą t’áá ’ałtso ’ahíi’nilgo kéyah United States wolyéhígíí bilááh ’áníłtsxo ńt’éé’.
Britain 3-land just all 3-combine.P-GO land United States 3-call.NI-COMP 3-beyond 3-size.NI pastdaołhį́į́h
pl-3DO-2dpl-melt.it.(snow).Ididííłhįh
3DO-2-melt.it.FDoo hah shił ’ílwod da léi’ t’áá ’íídą́ą́’ da’oodą́ą́’ lá.
NEG quick me.with 3.drive.P NEG since already 3pl.eat.P discoverDoo nídahiyoołnaah da.
neg pl-3-2dpl-resuscitate.I negDoo t’áá k’ad chidí na’ní’ą́ą da.
NEG just now vehicle 2-3-1-lend.P NEGDíidí háísh bichidí?
this who-Q 3-carHa’át’éegishą’ nich’ah nííní’ą́?
where-at-Q 2-hat 3-2-set.down.SRO.PHa’át’íísh Mary nayiisnii’?
What-Q Mary 3-to.buy.Ihaa néelt’e’
haa nóolin
hajíígeed
3DO-4-dig.it.out.Phááji
Hádą́ą́’sh Dibé Nitsaadę́ę́’ néínídzá?
when-past-Q Colorado 3-return.PHái da shą’ tsinaa’eeł ’ájiilaa?
who DA Q boat 3-4-make.PJoe dóó Louise hataał.
Joe and Louise 3-sing.CIK’os hóle’!
cloud 3s-become.OKwe’éshą’ haa nízah nináhálzhishgo nináháltį́į́h?
here-Q how 3-long.N-up.to time.move.R-GO rain.RNa’ahóóhaii Ya’iishjááshtsoh bini góne’ nída’adleeh.
July 3-in 3-into rodeo 3-Pl-SUP-be.RNa’nízhoozhígóó chídí doo nił dah didoolwoł da.
Gallup-to car NEG 2-with up start-3.drive.F NEG
listen
You will not go to Gallup with the car. (YM 1987: 319)
bookmark- Command, negativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Futurefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- dah up at an elevation, off, static, holdingfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’oolwoł drivefind in Navajo Verb Modes
Nidlóóhísh doodaii’ dooísh nidlóoh da?
2-cold.I-Q or NEG-Q 2-cold.I-Q NEGNimá yázhí bighangóó díílwoł dóó ’áájí ’awéé’ baa ’áhólyą́ą dooleeł.
your aunt 3-house-to 2-run-and that-way baby 3-for 2-care.CI FUT
listen
Go to your aunt’s house and take care of the baby over there.
bookmark- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yishwoł run alongfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -aa tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- goal
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’áháshyą́ carefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- dooleeł futurefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Níwe, tʼáádoo ólta tʼóó bee naninéʼhí. Yéigo ííníłtaʼ.
stop NEG school just 3-with 2-play.CI.NEG hard 2-study.IShá bíighah na’ashkǫ́ǫ́’go yiishjį́į́’ lá.
sun proportionate 1-swim.CI-GO 1-sun.burn.I DISCShilį́į́’ doo dah didíłdąsh da.
1-horse NEG up start-3-2.jerk.F NEGShiye’, t’áadoo nikídíltałí.
1-son NEG 2-stomp.IR-ÍShínaaí chidí bił dah diilwodgo bizánághah góne’ łeezh ’adzíísi’.
older.brother car 3-with up 3-run.I-GO 3-around areal-in dust 3-trail.PShoo sitsóí, da’ Na’nízhoozhigóó nił ’adeeswod?
hey 1-grandson Q Gallup-to 2-with 2-go.FT’áá ’ałkéé’ ’azee’ííł’íní bił yah ’adahaadzá.
just one-behind-another doctor 3-with into 1Dist-4-go.IT’áá ká dibe łá yóó’ ’ajónííł
Neg sheep some 4-lose.OT’áá ká tó tsíídkáá’ dididííkááł.
NEG water charcoal-on start-3-2-put.OC.FTáá’ daats’í shinááhaigo Hwéeldi hoolyéégóó shił dah ’adiiná níigo halne’ łeh shicheii.
three maybe 1-year.P-GO Fort.Sumner-at areal-be.called-toward 1-with start.off 3-migrate.P 3-say.NI-GO 4-tell. usually 1-grandfatherAs my grandfather tells it, he was about three years old when he started off with the family on the move to Fort Sumner.
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