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’Ahbínídą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ííyą́ą́’góó biniinaa wónáásdóó sitsiits’iin díínii’.
morning-past neg 1-eat.P-GO.NEG because soon 1-head 3-ache.P
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I didn’t eat this morning, so my head ached.
bookmark- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ashą́ eatfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- díínii’ ache, be in painfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ahbínídą́ą́’ this morningfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -niinaa because of, on account offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
’Aseezį́ binaaltsoos biníkádinishchid.
gossip 3-paper 3-through-1-stick.finger.P’Áádóó hainidzaa?
and.then what-3-2-do.P’Ííłta’ dóó ’iiłghaazh.
1-read.P CONJ 1-sleep.PAyóó biká ’anáshwo’.
often 3-for 1-help.RCh’é’étiingóó naanéhígíí shił bééhózin.
entrance-along 3-play.I-COMP 1-with 3-know.NICh’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Diné Bizaad naalkaah doo baa ’áhonissin da. K’ad ’éí t’áá shxǫǫd bik’i’diitą́.
formerly Navajo language research NEG 3-about 1-aware.CI NEG | now TOP at.least 3-of-1-understand.P
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From the beginning, I didn’t know about Navajo linguistics. Now I’m finally able to understand it.
bookmark- ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ formerly, originallyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’áhonissin be awarefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- t’áá justfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- diists’a hear, understandfind in Navajo Verb Modes
Chidí na’na’í łęęzh yíyooyił.
tractor dirt 3-3-push.ProgChidí 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
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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
Chidí tááségis yę́ę ninááhodoołtį́į́ł daaní.
car 3-1-wash.P past-Q 3-again.rain.F pl-3-say.NIDa’ dichin nínízin?
Q hungry 2-want.NIdajishbéézh
pl-3DO-4dpl-boil.it.Pdajiyą́
pl-3DO-4dpl-eat.it.Idajíí’aal
pl-3DO-4dpl-chew.it.PDá’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 dził binániidi da’ałchozh.
sheep mountain 3-slope-at Pl-3-graze.CIDził bit’ááhgi bįįh halzheeh.
mountain 3-close.to-at deer 3-3-hunting.CIGohwééh t’áá bizhání ’éí doodaii’ ’abe’ biłgo daats’í nínízin?
coffee only TOP or milk 3-with-GO perhaps 3-2-want.NIHa’át’íí neidiyoołnih nínízin?
who 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NIHaa nízahdę́ę́’ hoołtį́į́ł?
how 3-long-from rain.Proghadaoołgizh
pl-3DO-2dpl-cut.it.out.Phadeiłgéésh
pl-3DO-3dpl-cut.it.out.IHaidą́ą́’ ’a’áán góne’ naashnish ńt’éé’ --- doo shił yá’át’éeh da.
winter-past mine.shaft 1-work.I past neg 1-with 3-good.N neg
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While I was working in the mine shaft last year and I didn’t like it (the experience).
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
Hatáálgóó déyáago shikélchí t’óó tsxį́į́łgo bił ’ada’shéshiizhgo ńdaséłkad.
ceremony-1-go-Fut-GO 1-moccasin merelyhurry.GO 3-with 3-1-pierce-GO 3-1-sew-PSince I was going to a ceremony, I hurriedly pierced holes in my moccasins and sewed them.
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where. The expressions formed with ’háá-’ have a postpositional enclitic following them which indicates information about direction, location, or path.
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3DO-4-drink.it.Pk’asdą́ą́’
Niísh ’ałdó’ t’áá ’ákwíinínízin?
2-Q also just 2-think.so.NIShá bíighah na’ashkǫ́ǫ́’.
sun proportionate 1-swim.CIShi’dizhchį́į́ yęędą́ą́’ ’éí tsinaabąąs dahólǫ́ nt’éé.
1-pass-born.P past TOP wagon 3-with pl-3-drive.I pl-be.NI pastShibéézh bik’í’óshch’iid le’ ’éé’ bitahgi yóó’ ’eelts’id.
1-knife 1-find.it.O clothes 3-among 3-move.PShimá dóó shizhé’é Yootóodi ’ółta’ ńt’éé’.
1-mother and 1-father Santa.Fe-at 3-go.to.school.NI pastShí shidá’ák’eh níhígíí bilááh ’áhoníłtéél.
1 1-cornfield 2-COMP 3-beyond areal-wide.NIShínaaí shich’ą́ą́h naaghá.
1-older.brother 1-protect 3-go.CISitsóí bi’éé’ nizhónígo bá nishéch’ąą’.
1-grandchild 3-clothes 3-beautiful.NI-GO 3-for designed.P 1-itT’áá ’ałkéé’ ’azee’ííł’íní bił yah ’adahaadzá.
just one-behind-another doctor 3-with into 1Dist-4-go.It’áá gééd
woohgish
3DO-2dpl-make.one.cut.in.it.IYas naanáásmasgo wónáásdóó ’ayóó ’áníłtsxo silį́į́.
snow 3-1-roll.around.Prog soon more large 3-become.PI was rolling the snowball around and it got very large.
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