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’Ahwééh náánááshdlą́ą́’.
coffee again-1-drink.R’Asdzą́ą́ Báhoozhóní yinishyé.
woman happy 1-called.NI’Ayóo deesk’aazgo beeldléí ditánígíí biih násh’nah.
very cold-GO blanket 3-thick.NI-ÍGÍÍ 3-into 1-crawl.R’Ayóo łį́į́’ shił naalgeed diní, ’ííshją́ą́shį́į́ díí łį́į́’ bik’i dah ńdaah!
very horse 1-with 3-buck.CI 3-2-say.NI lets.see this horse 3-on up 2-sit.I’Ałk’idą́ą́’ tóniteel bąąhgóó tádííyáhę́ę bénááshnii’.
long.ago ocean 3-beside-along around-1-past 3-1-remember.P’Áádę́ę́’ nánísdzáago łį́į́’ bá nida’deeshjoł.
from.there 1-return.P-GO horse 3-for pl-1-set.out.NCM.F"Binák’eegóó baa da’ashch’osh lá," didíínííł.
3-eye-between-around 3-to pl-3-infest.P DISC 3-2-tell.FAsdzą́ą́ yázhí bichidí doondó’ ndi naalnish da.
woman little 3-car not.even but 3-work.P NEGCh’į́į́góó ch’ééh tádííyá.
fail in.vain 1-go.PCh’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Bilagáanaa Bizaad doo diists’a’ da. K’ad éí t’ááshxǫǫd t’áá bee yáshti’.
formerly English NEG 1-understand.I NEG | now TOP at.least just 3-with 1-speak.IDibé bits’į́’ daodą́ą́’ lágo.
sheep 3-meat pl-3-1dpl-eat.O LÁGODoo ’áłah diidleeł da.
NEG together pl-1dpl-meet.pl.F NEGDoo tó tsíídkáá’ dididííkáał da.
NEG water charcoal-on start-3-2-put.OC.F NEGdíníłkaad
3DO-2-start.to.herd.them.(animals).IHa’át’íísh náádaadi’ní?
what-Q again-pl-3dpl-say.Ihadadíníilchał
pl-3DO-1dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).Fhaidoołtééł
3DO-3-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.FHastiin t’áá ’ádzaagóó nahasne’.
man at.random 3-tell.PHáidíígíísh neidiyoołnih nínízin?
which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NIHáíshą’ tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa?
who-Q boat 3-3-make.PHooghan ’adeeshłííł ndi tsineheeshjíí’ shee ’ádin.
hogan 1-build.F but lumber 1-with 3-none.NIHooghan bikáá’ dah si’ánígíí bíyah da’nii’áago ’ádíílį́į́ł ’áko hooghan doo ’ałhiih nídoołdas da.
hogan 3-on up 3-sit.SPN-ÍGÍÍ 3-under pl-3-extend.NP-GO 3-2-make.F so hogan NEG RECIP-3-collapse.F NEG
listen
Use strong pillars to build the hogan so that the roof will not cave in.
bookmark- -káá’ on, on top offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- dah up at an elevation, off, static, holdingfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Si-Perfective Neuter (SPN)
- -yah under, beneathfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Perfective (NP)
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Future (F)
- ’áko so, so that, so thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Hooghan bine’jígo łį́į́’ sizį́ dóó t’íís yiyaagi dahaastł’ǫ́.
home behind-at-GO horse 3-stand.SPN AND cottonwood 3-under-at up-3-3-tie.PKingóó déyáhą́ą́’ łá’í nidi doo bénáshniih da.
store-to 1-go.P-past but NEG 3-1-remember.CI NEG
listen
I forgot I was going to go to store.
bookmark- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- łá’í ndi not even one, not a single onefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- doo expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- da expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
Kóhoot’éédą́ą́’ dibé yázhí t’óó ’ahayóí hazlį́į́’. K’ad ’éí doo t’óó ’ahayói da.
last.year sheep baby a.lot 3-Pas-it.occured.P now this NEG a.lot NEGMexicogóó daashin déyáa ni’.
Mexico-to was.it 2-go.I NI’Na’nízhoozhídę́ę́’ shíká bił ’oolwoł.
Gallup 1-for 3-with 3-drive.INa’níle’dii k’ida’diilyá, t’áadoo dadínéesą́ą da.
dismay pl-3-1dpl-plant.P NEG pl-3-grow.P NEGnaohłé
3DO-2dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.Inideizlá
pl-3DO-3dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.PNizhónígo ha’íí’ą́ yę́ędą́ą́’ sxíiłgo da’ségis.
beautiful sunrise past quickly pl-3-1-wash.PShidá’í látsíní ’áyiilaa’ii’ yaa bił hoozhǫǫhgo bima yaa yinítą́.
1-uncle bracelet 3-make.P-and 3-3-happy.I 3-mother 3-3-give.PShilį́į́’ tł’aaká’ii dóó shilį́į́’ biyéél bił tsodizin ’íishłaa.
1-appaloosa and 1-horse 3-saddle 3-with prayer 3-1-make.PShimá ła’í ndi béeso t’áado shaa yiní’ą́ą da.
1-mother not.even.one money just.NEG to.me 3-3-give.P NEG.Sitsilíké ’éiyáhá nda’ałkǫ́ǫ́’.
1-little.brother-pl TOP 3-pl-swim.IPT’ah doo ashą́ą da.
not.yet 1-eat.I NEGT’áá shǫǫ da la’ chidí haayíí’ą́.
at.least some car 3-3-get.SRO.PTó diłhił bá hooghan góne’ sáanii ’ałk’iijée’go hááhgóóshį́į́ jó shí da ’adadanishchidgo sédá.
bar 3-at women RECIP-3-fight.P-GO very instead 1-flinch.I-GO 1-sit.PTó lą’ígo nidlą́ ’áko bee nitah yá’áhoot’ééh dooleeł.
water many 3-2-drink.DI so 3-with 2-among pl-3-good.NI future
listen
Drink lots of water so that you can be healthy.
bookmark- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
- ’áko so, so that, so thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -tah, -taa-, -ta- among, mixingfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)
- dooleeł futurefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- dooleeł futurefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Tsxį́įłgo ni’éé’ biih ni’nééh.
hurry 2-clothes 3-into 2-crawl.IYiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhídi háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł ninízin?
tomorrow Gallup-at where-Q 2-eat.F 2-want.CI
listen
When you go to Gallup tomorrow where do you want to eat?
bookmark- yiską́ągo tomorrowfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- háá-P.ENCLITIC wherefind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -sh enclitic for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)
- yíshą́ eat itlook up conjugationhide conjugation ▾
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- nisin think, want




