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’Ádą́ą́dą́ą́’ásh nishínílnish?

yesterday-Q 2-work.P

-ísh

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enclitic for yes/no questions

Chidí naat’a’í ’íinilaaígíí háajį’ ninít’a’?

airplane 3-2-make.P-ÍGÍÍ where-up.to 3-fly.P
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How far did the airplane that you built go when it flew?

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

Chidíísh bee hólǫ́ doodaii’ ni daats’í chidí nee hólǫ́?

car-Q 3-with 4-exist.NI or 2 maybe car 2-with 4-exist.NI
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Does s/he have a car or do you have a car?

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

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

Da’ dibé nee hólǫ́?

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

daats’í

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Dichin nínízin ya’?

hungry 2-want.NI Q

Dichinísh doodaii’ dibáá’ísh dzinízin?

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

Díidí háísh bichidí?

this who-Q 3-car

Dííshą’ látsíní háádę́ę́’ naa ninídee’?

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

Díkwíí lá ninááhai?

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

Donovanísh aadę́ę́’ deeyá?

Donovan-Q from-there 3-come.P
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Is it Donovan that is coming?

Ha’át’éegoshą’ ’ayóo náníldzid?

why-Q very 2-fear.I
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Why are you afraid?

Ha’át’éegoshą’ t’áadoo díníyáa da?

why-Q neg 2-go.sg.P NEG
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Why didn’t you go?

Ha’át’íísh biniinaa nanichxǫ’?

what-Q 3-because 2-pout.CI

Ha’át’íísh biniinaa naníchxǫ’?

what-Q 3-because 2-pout.CI

haa níldííl

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how large is it

haa nízah

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how far is it, how much time

Haa nízahdę́ę́’ hoołtį́į́ł?

how 3-long-from rain.Prog

haa níłtsááz

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how big around, how thick 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?

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

man and girl what Q 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’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 lá łį́į́’ naakai?

where-at Q horse 3dpl-walk.I

Háadish nichidí nííníłbą́ą́z?

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

háagi

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where at (specifically)

Háádę́ę’shą’ díí ch’ah nizhóní léi’ naa yílts’id?

where-from-Q DEM hat 3-beautiful.NI INDEF 2-to 3-move.air.SRO.P

háádę́ę́’

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from where

háádóó

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where from (specifically)

Háágóó lá Bíl doogááł nízin Jáan?

where-toward Q Bill 3-go.sg.F 3-want.CI John

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?

Háidíígíísh neidiyoołnih nínízin?

which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NI

Háí lá sis łigai ’iił’įh

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

Háí lá́ bá nidáá’?

who Q 3-for 2-enemyway.ceremony
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Who is enemyway ceremony for?

Háísh yiską́ągo ’adoogis?

who-Q tomorrow 3-wash.F

Háidíígíísh łį́į́ʼ b deeshdlóózh?

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

lá

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Nichidísh háadi nííníłbą́ą́z?

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

Niłísh bééhosin doodaii’ biłísh bééhozin?

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

Shizhé’éésh łį́į́’ yiyííshǫǫdę́ę ’ayóó ’eelwod?

1-father horse-Q 3-3-tame.P-COMP.past really 3-run.away.P

T’ahdiísh nahałtin?

still-Q area-rain.CI
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Is it still raining?

Tł’óodiísh t’ah ’áłchíní nidaané?

outside-Q still children pl-3-play.I
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Are the children still playing outside?

ya’

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ʼAwéé chʼídeeldloʼ. ʼA’áshįįh daatsʼí nihee dahólǫ́.

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