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’Áádóó shą’?

and.then Q

Bá’ólta’íísh níyá?

3-for-3-teach-Q 3-come.P

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Has the teacher come yet?

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

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

Da’ Cubadę́ę́’ tsinaa’eeł nił ní’éél?

Q Cuba-from boat 2-with 3-float.P

Da’ dichin nínízin?

Q hungry 2-want.NI

Da’ k’ad daats’í ch’iyáán ’áníléehgo n ’adazh’niiyą́ą́’?

Q now perhaps food 2-make.I-GO 2-for feast.happen

Da’ shééhonísin?

Q 1-2-know.NI
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Do you know me?

Daniel hahgosh hidilníísh?

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

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 lá nibeegashii?

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

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’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’íí biniiyé ’ákǫ́ǫ́ díníyá?

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

Ha’át’íí shį́į́ biniinaa łeech’ąą’í nidahał’in?

what perhaps 3-because dog pl-3-bark.I

Ha’át’íísh nizhé’é nayiisnii’?

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

Ha’át’íí́sh 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 nízah nináhálzhishgo shą’

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‘how often’, what span of time

haa nízahdę́ę́’ hoolzhiizh

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for how long

haa yit’é (hait’é), haa yit’éego (hait’éego)

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how is it, what is its condition

Haash nízah kodóó nighanjį’?

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

Hahgosh Daniel hidilníísh?

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

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

man and girl what 3-3-make.P
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What did the man and the girl make?

Háadi lá dibé nidahaniih?

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

Háadi lá łį́į́’ naakai?

where-at Q horse 3dpl-walk.I

Háadi niyaa hazlį́į́’?

where-at 2-under area-grow.P
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Where did you grow up?

Háádę́ę́’shą’ tó ndahohheeh?

where-from-Q water pl-3-2-haul.LPB.I

Hádą́ą́’sh Mary ’ólta’dę́ę́’ nádzá?

when-past-Q Mary school-from 3-return.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?

Háísh b nanilnish?

who-Q 3-with 2-work.I

Háíshą’ tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa?

who-Q boat 3-3-make.P
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Who made a boat?

lá

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particle for content questions

Mary hádą́ą́’sh ’ólta’dę́ę́’ nádzá?

Mary when-past-Q school-from 3-return.P

Na’nízhoozhígóó deeyá, ya’?

Gallup-toward 2-go.sg.F Q

Naadą́ą́’ lá haa néelą́ą́’ nida’ak’eh biyi’ góne’?

corn Q how 3.much.N 2-cornfield 3-in there

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How much corn is in your cornfield?

Ni daats’í nił bééhózin ’éí doodaii’ nicheii daats’í bił bééhózin?

2 perhaps 2-with 3-know.CI TOP or 2-grandfather perhaps 3-with 3-know.CI

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?

Nidlóóhísh ’éí doodago doo daats’í nidlóoh da?

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

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?

Niísh ’ałdó’ t’áá ’ákwíinínízin?

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

Nizhé’é ha’át’íísh nayiisnii’?

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

Nił hǫ́zhǫ́ǫ́sh doodaii’ doósh nił hózhǫ́ǫ da?

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

Tł’óodiísh t’ah ’áłchíní nidaané?

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