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’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

’Áádóó shą’?

and.then Q

Bee nahaldzoohí yah ’adíítį́į́ł. Da’ yah ’ííńtą́?

broom in 3-2-bring.F.SSO Q in 3.2.bring.P.SSO

Ch’iyáán nináhíłnihgo haa nízahjį’ ’ánádįįh?

food 3-2-buy.R how 3-long.N-up.to 3-become.none.R

Chidí naat’a’íísh hooghan yikáá’góó ch’ét’a’ doodaii’ dził bąąhgóósh ch’ét’a’?

airplane-Q hogan 3-over-along 3-fly.P or mountain 3-side-along-Q 3-fly.P

Chidí 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.P

Chidíísh 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.NI

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

car-Q 3-with 4-exist.N or 2 maybe car 2-with 4-exist.NI

Da’ ’áájí ’ałdó’ ’áłah ’azlį́į́’?

Q that-side also meeting 1-happen.P

Da’ Cubadę́ę́’ tsinaa’eeł nił ní’éél?

Q Cuba-from boat 2-with 3-float.P

Daniel hahgosh hidilníísh?

Daniel when-Q 3-start.work.I
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When does Daniel go to work?

Dibé nee hólǫ́, ya’?

sheep 2-with 3-exist.NI Q

Dichinísh doodaii’ dibáá’ísh dzinízin?

hunger-Q or thirst-Q 3-4-want.NI

Díí ’áʼkáán háidíígíísh nahiidiilnih?

TOPIC flour which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q 3-2du-buy.F

Ha’át’éegoshą’ ’ayóo náníldzid?

why-Q very 2-fear.I
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Why are you afraid?

Ha’át’éegoshą’ t’áadoo ’azee’ál’į́į́góó nisíníyáa da?

why-Q NEG hospital-to 2-go.sg.P NEG

Ha’át’íí baa ’áłah ’aleeh jiní?

what 3-for meeting 4-say.NI

Ha’át’íí biniinaa náníldzid?

what 3-cause 2-fear.I

ha’át’íí biniyé/ biniinaa

Ha’át’íísh biniinaa naníchxǫ’?

what-Q 3-because 2-pout.CI

Ha’át’íísh náádaadi’ní?

what-Q again-pl-3dpl-say.I

Ha’át’íísh nizhé’é nahideeshnih nízin.

what-Q 2-father 3-1-buy.F 3-want.NI

haa + Neuter V

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how / what V. The ’h’-expressions formed with ’haa’ plus a neuter verb are used to pose questions about “physical characteristics, quantity, and degree”.

Haa’ísh nínígai?

where-Q 2-hurt.I
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Where do you hurt?

Haaʼí lá áshį́į́h nííníʼą́?

where-Q salt 3-2-handle.SRO.P
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Where did you put the salt?

Hahgo hooghan ’ánílééh?

when hogan 3-2-make.I
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When are you building a hogan?

há’at’é-P.ENCLITIC

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where. The expressions formed with ’há’at’é-’ either appear with a postpositional enclitic (also with the subordinating complementizer ’-go’, which we listed separately)

Háadi lá dibé nidahaniih?

where-at Q sheep pl-3-pass-sell.CI

Háágóó lá díníyá?

where-to.Q 2-go.F

hádą́ą́’

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when [past]

Hádą́ą́’ dii hooghan ’íinilaa?

when-past this hogan 3-2-make.P

Hái da shą’ tsinaa’eeł ’ájiilaa?

who DA Q boat 3-4-make.P
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(I wonder) who made this boat?

Háidíígíí lá neidiyoołnih?

which.one-ÍGÍÍ Q 3-3-buy.F
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Which one is s/he going to buy?

Háidíígíísh neidiyoołnih nínízin?

which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NI

Háí 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

Háí lá yiską́ągo Tónaneesdizígóó bił ’adeeswod?

who discovery tomorrow.GO Tuba.City.GOO with 3-drive.F-Q

Háí shą’ b nanilnish?

who Q 3-with 2-work.I

Háísh tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa?

who-Q boat 3-3-make.P

Háidígíísh ʼałkʼésdisí deeshį́į́ł?

which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q candy 3-1-eat.F

Háish dooda ní?

who-Q NEG 4-said.P
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Who said no?

Kin Łánídiísh ’éí doodago Bee’eldííldahsinildi daats’í naniná?

Flagstaff-at-Q TOP or Albuquerque-at perhaps 2-go.around.CI

Mary ha’át’íí nayiisnii’?

Mary what 3-3-buy.P
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What did Mary buy?

Na’azhǫǫshgi díkwíí shį́į́ shaa woobįįh?

hoop.and.pole.game-at how.much 1-to pass-win.I
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How much will I lose at the hoop and pole game?

Nichidí háadish nííníłbą́ą́z?

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

Nichidí háadi-sh nííníłbą́ą́z?

2-car where-at-Q 3-2-park.P
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Where did you park your car?

Shizhé’éésh łį́į́’ yiyííshǫǫdę́ę ’ayóó ’eelwod?

1-father horse-Q 3-3-tame.P-COMP.past really 3-run.away.P

T’ahdiísh nahałtin?

still-Q area-rain.CI
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Is it still raining?

ya’

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particle for tag questions

“Shich’é’é baa shíni’" diníine’. T’ahdiísh t’áá ’ákónít’é?

1-daughter 3-about 1-mind 2-say.P still-Q just 2-well.NI