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Yadiizíní bigháníshgéésh.
can 3-through-1-cut.open.I’Azhą́ shibéeso hólǫ́ǫ ndi t’áadoo ła’ baa nínil da.
even.though 1-money 3-exist.NI even.though NEG some 3-to 3-1-give.PlO1.P NEG’Éí naanishígíí haa nízahdę́ę́’ binanilnishgo hoolzhiizh?
that work-ÍGÍÍ how 3-long.N-past 3-2-work-GO time.move.P-ba’
-k’eh + -jí
in a language e.g. diné k’ehjí ’in Navajo’
bookmarkBéésh ’áłts’ózí bee ’atsidí bee ’aháníłne’.
wire hammer 3-with 3-1-beat.PBitsii’ nineez nít’ę́ę́’ k’íinígizh lá.
3-hair 3-long.N past 3-3-cut.P DISCChidí sits’ą́ą́’ hashtł’ish yiih yilwodgo t’áá ch’į́į́góó ch’ééh ’ííł’įįd.
car 1-away mud 3-into 3-go.P-GO just fail in.vain 3-1-act.P
listen
I did everything possible to get my car out of the mud.
bookmark- -ts’ą́ą́’ away from, separating from, derived fromfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -iih intofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ch’į́į́góó, ch’ínígóó everything possible without resultfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ch’ééh in vain, futilely, tryfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Da’ dichinísh nínízin?
Q hunger-Q 2-feel.NIdadíníilkaad
pl-3DO-1dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Istart to herd them (animals), 1st person plural
bookmarkdajishóóh
pl-3DO-4dpl-brush/comb.it.Idazhdiłhį́į́h
pl-3DO-4dpl-melt.it.IDá’ák’ehdi t’ah ńt’éé’ t’óó ’ayóigo nahachagii bizhiin yijiłgo yiiłtsą́.
field-at still past many grasshoppers swarm 4-move.along.Prog-GO 3-1-see.PDibé tóógóó dínóshkaad.
sheep water-toward 3-1-start.herd.Odíníłkaad
3DO-2-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Istart to herd them (animals), 2nd person singular
bookmarkdííníłhį́į́’
3DO-2-melt.it.PGah bik’ee’ taah yí’áhígóó ’eesbąs.
rabbit foot water 3-into1-drive.ProgHa’a’aahdę́ę́sh naaghan ’éí doodago e’e’aahdę́ę́sh naaghan?
east-from-Q 2-home TOP or west-from-Q 2 homeIs your home in the east or the west?
bookmarkHa’át’éegishą’ nich’ah nííní’ą́?
where-at-Q 2-hat 3-2-set.down.SRO.PHa’át’íí lá nizhé’é yaa naaghá?
what Q 2-father 3-about 3-do.CIHaash nízah kodóó nighanjį’?
how-Q 3-long.N here-from 2-home-toHaidą́ą́’ ’a’áán góne’ naashnish ńt’éé’ --- doo shił yá’áhoot’éeh da.
winter-past mine.shaft 1-work.I past neg 1-with area-good.N neg
listen
While I was working in the mine (shaft) last year and I didn’t like it (inside the place).
bookmark- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ne’ behindfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- naashnish workfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
haiłgéésh
3DO-3-cut.it.out.IHastiin nééz doondó’ ndi ’alzhish da.
man tall NEG but 3-dance.DI NEGháá-P.ENCLITIC
where. The expressions formed with ’háá-’ have a postpositional enclitic following them which indicates information about direction, location, or path.
bookmarkHáidíígíísh neidiyoołnih nínízin?
which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NIHáágóósh díníyá?
where-to-Q 2-go.Ijííyą́ą́’
3DO-4-eat.it.PMary ha’át’íí nayiisnii’?
Mary what 3-3-buy.PMósí yázhí bimá yits’ą́ą́’ yóó’ííyá.
kitten 2-mother 3-from away-3-go.PNa’nízhoozhígóó náádínídzáago háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł nínízin?
Gallup-toward again-2-go.R-GO where-Q 1-eat-F 2-want.NInanilé
3DO-2-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.Icarry a ropelike thing around, 2nd person singular
bookmarkNíká ’adeeshwoł biniiyé níyá.
2-for 1-run.F 3-purpose.of 1-came.P
listen
I came to help you.
bookmark- -ká after, forfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- yishwoł run alongfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -niiyé for the purpose of, tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nishááh come, arrivefind in Navajo Verb Modes