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’At’éédísh yiniłtsą́?

girl-Q 3-2-see.P

’Éí naanishígíí haa nízahdę́ę́’ binanilnishgo hoolzhiizh?

that work-ÍGÍÍ how 3-long.N-past 3-2-work-GO time.move.P

*Nidlóóhísh doodaii’ doo sha’shin nidlóoh da?

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

Bá’ólta’ísh Jáan ’éí doodaii’ Mary daats’í yich’į’ haadzíí’?

teacher-Q John TOP or Mary perhaps 3-to 3-talk.P

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?

Chidí daats’í bee hólǫ́ ’éí doodaii’ niísh chidí nee hólǫ́?

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

Da’ ’ałní’ní’ą́ąjį’ tł’óo’di nishínílnish?

Q noon-until outside-at 2-work.P

Da’ chidíísh bee hólǫ́ doodaii’ ni daats’í chidí nee hólǫ́?

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

Da’ naadą́’ísh nee hólǫ́?

Q corn-Q 2-with 3-exist.NI
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Do you have corn?

Dah díníilghaazhísh ’íilnilaa?

fry.bread-Q 3-2-make.P
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Did you make fry bread?

Díkwíí lá ninááhai?

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

Díkwíí shą’ ninááhai?

how.many Q 2-winter.NI

Ha’a’aahjíísh ’éí doodago ’e’e’aahjíísh nighan?

east-from-Q 2-home TOP or west-from-Q 2-home

Ha’át’éegishą’ nich’ah nííní’ą́?

where-at-Q 2-hat 3-2-set.down.SRO.P
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Where did you leave your hat? Where did you set your hat down?

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

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

ha’át’éejį’

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where to a point

Ha’át’íí biniiyé ’ákǫ́ǫ́ díníyá?

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

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 néelt’e’

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

haa nízah

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how far is it, how much time

haa nízah nináhálzhishgo shą’

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‘how often’, what span of time

haa níłnééz

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how long, how tall is it

Haashą’ ʼátʼé, shí bichʼįʼ haʼdiisdzih.

how-Q 3-be.NI 1 3-to 1-speak.F

Hahgosh Daniel hidilníísh?

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

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’íísh 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

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where at

Háadi lá ’ádeiit’į́?

where-at Q pl-3-be

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Where are we (pl)?

Háadi lá dibé nidahaniih?

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

Háadi lá łį́į́’ naakai?

where-at Q horse 3dpl-walk.I

háajį’

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to what point

hádą́ą́’

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when [past]

Hádą́ą́’ hooghan ’ájíilaa?

When-past this hogan 3-4-make.P

Hádą́ą́’ Jáan bighan ’áyiilaa?

When-past John 3-hogan 3-3-make.P

háí

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who

Háí lá ’ałhosh?

who Q 3-sleep.I

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

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Nichidí háadish nííníłbą́ą́z?

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

Nichidí lá háadi nííníłbą́ą́z?

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

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?

Nizhe’é ha’át’íísh yaa naaghá?

2-father what-Q 3-about 3-do.CI

Yiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhígóó deet’áazhgo haa’í lá ’adiidį́į́ł?

tomorrow Gallup-to 1dpl-go.du.F-GO where Q 1pdl-eat.F