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-ísh

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enclitic for yes/no questions

-shą’

Béésh náábał dóó haa nízahdi nighan?

windmill and how 3-long.N-at 2-home
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How far is your place from the windmill?

Chidí naat’a’íísh hooghankáá’góó ch’ínísaal ’éí doodaii’ dziłghąą’góó daats’í?

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

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

Dibéésh nee hólǫ́?

sheep-Q 2-with 4-exist.NI

Díidí háísh bichidí?

this who-Q 3-car

Díí chąą’ shą’ háádę́ę́’ niníyęęzh?

this manure-Q where-from 3-ooze.P

Díí yihahígíí biyi’, háísh tówónaanígóó ch’aa deeyá?

this year.IGII within who overseas.GOO travel 3-going.F-Q

Dííshą’ látsíní háádę́ę́’ naa ninídee’?

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

Díkwíí jį́ lá nanilnish?

how.many Q days 2-work.I

Díkwíí lá nibeegashii?

how.many-Q 2-cow
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I was wondering how many cows you have.

Díkwíí shą’ ninááhai?

how.many Q 2-winter.NI

Díkwíísh ninááhai?

how.many-Q 2-winter.NI
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How old are you?

Doo b bééhózin da ya’?

neg 3-with 3-know.CI neg Q

Ha’át’éego lá ’íiyisíí ’atiinjį’ ’ańdeeshdááł lá?

how Q main road-up.to 1-back-on-go.F DISC
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How can I get back onto the main road?

ha’át’éégóó

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where to

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 níníłnééz?

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

haa nóolin

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what does it look like

haa nóoshóní

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how pretty is it

Haa’ísh neezgai?

where-Q 3-hurt.N
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Where does it hurt?

Haa’ísh nínígai?

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

Haash nízah kodóó nighanjį’?

how-Q 3-long.N here-from 2-home-to

Haaʼísh dáʼákʼeh?

where-Q cornfield
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Where is the cornfield?

Hahgo hooghan ’ájílééh?

When hogan 4-make.I

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 lį́į́’ naakai?

where-at Q horse 3-walk.pl.I

háajį’go

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toward where

háágóó

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where to

Háágóó shą’ díníyá?

where-to.Q 2-go.F

hádą́ą́’

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when [past]

Hádą́ą́’ hooghan ’ájíilaa?

When-past this hogan 3-4-make.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 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

Háíshą’ tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa lá?

who-Q boat 3-3-make.P DISC

Jáan naalnishísh?

John 3-work.I-Q

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

Nichidí lá 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?

Nihimásání ha’át’íí lá yinízin?

1dpl-grandmother what LÁ 3-3-want.NI

Niísh ’ałdó’ t’áá ’ákwíinínízin?

2-Q also just 2-think.so.NI

Nił hǫ́zhǫ́ǫ́sh doodaii’ doósh nił hózhǫ́ǫ da?

2-with-happy.NI-Q or neg-Q 2-with happy.NI neg

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