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*Nidlóóhísh doodaii’ doo sha’shin nidlóoh da?

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

Bikáá’ dah ’asdáhí bikáa’gi doodaai’ ni’góó daats’í nishdaah?

chair 3-top-at or floor-on perhaps 1-sit.NI

Bá’ólta’íísh níyá?

3-for-3-teach-Q 3-come.P
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Has the teacher come yet?

Ch’ah ’éí doodaii’ nák’ee sinilí łizhinígíí daats’í nee hólǫ́’?

hat or sunglasses perhaps 2-with 4-exist.NI
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Do you have a hat or sunglasses? / Maybe you have a hat or sunglasses.

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 hooghankáá’góó ch’ínísaal ’éí doodaii’ dziłghą́ą́’góó daats’í?

airplane house-over-along over-3-fly.P TOP or mountain-attached-along perhaps

Da’ dichin nínízin?

Q hungry 2-want.NI

Dichin nínízin ya’?

hungry 2-want.NI Q

Dííshą’ látsíní háádę́ę́’ naa ninídee’?

this-Q bracelet where-from 2-to 3-arrive.PlO.P

Díkwíí jį́ nanilnish?

how.many-Q day 2-work.I

Díkwíí lá ninááhai?

how.many Q 2-winter

Díkwíísh nibeegashii?

how.many-Q 2-cow

Gohwééh haa néeląą’ nee hólǫ́?

coffee how 3-much.N 2-with 4-exist.NI

Gohwééh t’áá bizhání ’éí doodaii’ ’abe’ bgo daats’í nínízin?

coffee only TOP or milk 3-with-GO perhaps 3-2-want.NI

Ha’át’íísh biniinaa naníchxǫ’?

what-Q 3-because 2-pout.CI

Ha’át’íísh nizhé’é nayiisnii’?

what-Q 2-father 3-3-buy.P
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What did your father buy?

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 néelą́ą́’

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how much, how many, what quantity. [mass]

Haa néelą́ą́’ nidá’ák’eh?

how 3-much.N 2-cornfield
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How many cornfields do you have?

Haa níníłnééz?

what 2-tall.relatively.NI
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How tall are you?

haa nízahdę́ę́’ hoolzhiizh

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for how long

haa níłtsááz

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how big around, how thick is it

haa níłtso

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how big is it

haa nóoshóní

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how pretty is it

Haaʼí lá áshį́į́h nííníʼą́?

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

Haaʼísh niʼnisʼbąąs?

where-Q 3-1-park.F
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Where should I park?

Hahgo hooghan ’ájílééh?

When hogan 4-make.I

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?

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)

Há’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?

Háadi lá łį́į́’ naakai?

where-at Q horse 3dpl-walk.I

háádę́ę́’

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from where

háágóó

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where to

Hái da shą’ tsinaa’eeł ’ájiilaa?

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

Háí shą’ b nanilnish?

who Q 3-with 2-work.I

Háísh ’ałhosh?

who-Q 3-sleep.I

Háísh tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa?

who-Q boat 3-3-make.P

Háidíígíísh łį́į́ʼ b deeshdlóózh?

which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q horse 3-with 3-crawl.F

Jáan, nanilnishísh?

John 2-work.I-Q
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John, are you working?

lá

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particle for content questions

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?

Na’nízhoozhígóó deeyá, ya’?

Gallup-toward 2-go.sg.F Q

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 doodaii’ doo daats’í nidlóoh da?

2-cold.I-Q or neg perhaps 2-cold.I neg

Nizhé’ésh ha’át’íí nayiisnii’?

2-father-Q what 3-3-buy.P
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As for your father, what did he buy?

Niłísh bééhosin doodaii’ biłísh bééhozin?

2-with-Q 3-know.CI or 3-with-Q 3-know.CI

Yiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhídi háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł ninízin?

tomorrow Gallup-at where-Q 2-eat.F 2-want.CI

ʼAwéé chʼídeeldloʼ. ʼA’áshįįh daatsʼí nihee dahólǫ́.

baby 3-laugh.P Navajo.salt perhaps 2dpl-with pl-HO-exist.NI