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’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ísh tł’óo’di nishínílnish?

yesterday-Q outside-at 2-work.P

’Ádą́ą́dą́ą́’ásh nishínílnish?

yesterday-Q 2-work.P

Da’ Cubadę́ę́’ tsinaa’eeł nił ní’éél?

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

Da’ dichin nínízin?

Q hungry 2-want.NI

Da’ Ron saad neiiłkaah?

Q Ron word 3-3-investigate.I
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Is Ron studying words?

Dichin nínízin ya’?

hungry 2-want.NI Q

Dichinísh doodaii’ dibáá’ísh jinízin?

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

Díidí háísh bichidí?

this who-Q 3-car

Díí haa yit’éego ’atiin?

this how 3-be.NI road
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How is this road?

díkwíí

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how many

Díkwíísh ninááhai?

how.many-Q 2-winter.NI

Ha’at’íí shą’ baa naniná?

what Q 3-2.do.I

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

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

Ha’át’íí biniiyé ’ákǫ́ǫ́ díníyá?

what 3-for.purpose there 2-start.go.P

Ha’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?

Ha’át’íí shį́į́ biniinaa łééch’ąą’í nidahał’in.

what perhaps 3-because dog pl-3-bark.I

Ha’át’íísh baa hane’?

What Q 3-for be.told.CI

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 nízahdę́ę́’ hoolzhiizh

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for how long

haa níłtso

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how big is it

haa nóoshóní

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how pretty is it

Haa’ísh nínígai?

where-Q 2-hurt.I

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Where do you hurt?

Haaʼísh dáʼákʼeh?

where-Q cornfield
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Where is the cornfield?

Hahgo lá tá’dinigizh?

When part 2-shear.F

Hastiin dóó ’at’ééd ha’át’íí ’áyiilaa?

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

Hastiin dóó ’at’ééd lá ha’át’íí ’áyiilaa?

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

Háadi lá dibé nidahaniih?

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

háágóó

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where to

Hádą́ą́’sh Dibé Nitsaadę́ę́’ néínídzá?

when-past-Q Colorado 3-return.P

Hái da shą’ tsinaa’eeł ’ájiilaa lá?

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

Háí lá kintahgóó sh ’adoołbąs?

who-Q town-to 1-me 3-drive.F

Háí lá sis łigai ’iił’įh

who-Q belt silver 3-3-make.U
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Who makes silver concho belts?

Háísh b nanilnish?

who-Q 3-with 2-work.I

Háísh yiską́ągo ’adoogis?

who-Q tomorrow 3-wash.F

Háíshą’ tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa?

who-Q boat 3-3-make.P

Joołísh ’atiin tsé’naa ’ahííníłhan doodaii’ daats’í ’anít’i’ báhátis ’ahííníłhan?

ball-Q road across 3-2-throw.P or perhjaps fence 3-over 3-2-throw.P

K’aa’ísh ’aní’á biyaa doodago daats’í báhátis ’ayiist’oh ?

arrow-Q bridge 3-under or perhaps 3-over 3-3-shot.P

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

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

lá

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Mary ha’át’íísh nayiisnii’?

Mary what-Q 3-to.buy.I
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What did Mary buy?

Naadą́ą́’ lá haa néelą́ą́’ nida’ak’eh biyi’ góne’?

corn Q how 3.much.N 2-cornfield 3-in there

Nádí daats’í ’éí doodaii’ nideezhí daats’í bááh ’íidoolííł?

older.sister perhaps or younger.sister perhaps bread 3-make.F
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Is your older sister or your younger sister going to make bread? / Maybe your older sister or your younger sister is going to make bread.

Nichidísh háadi nííníłbą́ą́z?

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

Nichidíshą’ háadi nííníłbą́ą́z?

2-car-Q where-at 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?

Nidlóóhísh ’éí doodago doo daats’í nidlóoh da?

2-cold.X-Q TOP or NEG perhaps 2-cold.X-Q NEG

Nidlóóhísh doodaii’ doo daats’í nidlóoh da?

2-cold.I-Q or neg perhaps 2-cold.I neg
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Are you cold or not?

Nihimásání ha’át’íí lá yinízin?

1dpl-grandmother what LÁ 3-3-want.NI

Yadiizíníshą’ haa néelt’e’go nínízin?

can-Q how 3.many.N-GO 2-want.NI