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’Ahbínídą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ííyą́ą́’góó biniinaa wónáásdóó dichin shi’niiłhį́.
morning-past NEG 1-eat.P-NEG.GO because soon hunger 1-3-kill.P
listen
Because I did not eat this morning I am hungry now.
bookmark- ’ahbínídą́ą́’ this morningfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- t’áadoo notfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- ’ashą́ eat
- -niinaa because of, on account offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- wónáásdóó soon, finallyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- sisxé kill
’Awééh kweʼé ninishteeh, adaʼoogeeh.
baby here 3-carry.AnO.I 3-fall.OAsdzą́ą́ yázhí bichidí doondó’ ndi naalnish da.
woman little 3-car not.even but 3-work.P NEGbik’ídazhdidoodis
pl-3DO-4dpl-wrap.it.around.it.FBá ólta’í la’ t’áá shǫ́ǫ́ da nihaa joozba’.
3-teacher some at.least such.as 1du-about 3-care.PCh’iyáán ííł’í doo ndi yééhósin da.
food 3-3-make.CI NEG but 3-3-know.NI NEGCh’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Diné Bizaad naalkaah doo shił bééhózin da. K’ad éí t’áá shxǫǫd shił báá hózin.
formerly Navajo language research NEG 1-with 3-of ho-know.CI NEG | now TOP luckily 1-with 3-about-ho-know.CI
listen
From the beginning, I didn’t know about Navajo linguistics. Now I’m finally able to understand it.
bookmark- bééhózin there is knowledge
- ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ formerly, originallyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- k’ad nowfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- bééhózin there is knowledge
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Damóo yę́ędą́ą́’ Yootóógóó niséyá.
Sunday past Santa.Fe-to 1-go.PDíí tł’óół tsin bik’ídísdis.
this rope stick 3-on-3-1-wrap.IDooládó’ shį́į́ shich’ohoos’ni’ da; ’adą́ą́dą́ą́’ kintah góyaa yishááł ńt’éé’ béeso naadiinígíí ńdiiłtsooz.
wow probably 1-lucky.P yesterday town areal down 1-go.I Past money twenty-NOM 3-sit.FFO.P
listen
Boy oh boy, I was in luck; yesterday I was walking down the street and found a twenty dollar bill.
bookmark- dooládó’ --- da lá (it) certainly isfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- shį́į́ perhaps, probably, possiblyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ’adą́ą́dą́ą́’ yesterdayfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- góyaa downfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- nit’ee’ pastfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
Doondó’ daatsaah da noolin.
not.even 3-sick.I NEG 3-resemble.NIDziłghą́ą́’góó deeshááł nissin.
mountain-top-toward 1-go.F 1-want.CIDíí ’áʼkáán háidíígíísh nahiidiilnih?
TOPIC flour which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q 3-2du-buy.FHa’át’íí baa ’áłah ’aleeh jiní?
what 3-for meeting 4-say.NIhadadoołbįįd
pl-3DO-2dpl-fill.something.up.with.it.Phadadíníilchał
pl-3DO-1dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).Fhadeiniłchaad
pl-3DO-3dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).IHaidą́ą́’ ’a’áán góne’ naashnish ńt’éé’ --- doo shił yá’áhoot’éeh da.
winter-past mine.shaft 1-work.I past NEG 1-with area-good.N NEG
listen
While I was working in the mine (shaft) last year and I didn’t like it (inside the place).
bookmark- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ne’ behindfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
- naashnish work
- 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
Hazhó’ó nidahísóotą́.
still pl-2dpl-sit.pl.PHáísh tsinaa’eeł ’áyiilaa?
who-Q boat 3-3-make.PHoozdodę́ę́’ Łééchąąłgaii bee nááshdááłgo Kinłánídi da’jiyání góne’ sédáago shiyaa haalwod lá.
Phoenix-from greyhound.bus 3-with 1-return.Prog-GO Flagstaff-at cafe into 1-sit.SPN-GO 1-under 3-run.P DISC
listen
Coming back from Phoenix by Greyhound bus I got left behind in the restaurant in Flagstaff.
bookmark- -dę́ę́’ from a general location or point in space or time, also out of, off offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- instrumental
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- góne’ insidefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Si-Perfective Neuter (SPN)
- sédá sit
- -yaa under, beneath, downfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
K’idadeelyáá nit’éé’ t’óó daazgan, háálá doo nahałtin da.
1pl-plant.P past just 3pl-dry.SPN, because NEG 3-rain.CI NEG
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We planted but they just shriveled up, because of the lack of rain.
bookmark- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- k’idishłé plant it
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Si-Perfective Neuter (SPN)
- háálá for, becausefind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
Kintah góyaa yishááł ńt’éé’ béeso ńdiiłtsooz
areal-down 1-go.Prog past money 3-1-pick.FFO.Pna’ashkǫ́ǫ́’
1-swim.INi 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.CINimá yázhí bighangóó díílwoł dóó ’áájí ’awéé’ baa ’áhólyą́ą dooleeł.
your aunt 3-house-to 2-run-and that-way baby 3-for 2-care.CI FUTNimá sání dó’ bina’nitin t’ah ła’ bénánílniihísh łí.
2-grandmother DÓ’ 3-teaching yet some 3-2-remember.CI-Q ŁÍNizhónígo ha’íí’ą́ yę́ędą́ą́’ sxíiłgo da’ségis.
beautiful sunrise past quickly pl-3-1-wash.PNíwe, naaltsoos woltáʼigi tʼáádoo nahízǫsí. Baa ʼáhólyą́.
stop paper 3-read.CI-ÍGÍÍ NEG 3-2-tear.P.NEG 3-of 2-care.CISaad naashkaahgo baa naashá.
word 3-1-research.CI-GO 3-to 1-go.ProgShilééchąą’í sitsijį’ yilwoł.
1-dog 1-ahead-to 3-run.IShį́įgo ch’ééh jiyáán yishį́į́h ’áádóó tó lą’í yishdlį́į́h.
summer-GO watermelon 3-1-eat.U and.then water lots 3-1-drink.UTs’aa’ t’áá nitsaaígíí bídin nishłį́.
basket just 3-large.NI-nom 3-lack 1-be.NITsxį́įłgo naalkidígíí neeznáá yidziihgo Jóhonaa’éí daolyéii ch’ééh ’iih da’ałne’ nít’éé’ ’áłt’ąą ’ałtso ’o’oolkidgo ’índa ’iih da’asne’.
fast-GO 3-tick-ÍGÍÍ ten 3-remain.I-GO Suns pl-3-call.NI-NMLZ in.vain 3-into pl-3-3-throw.I past until.after all clock-go finally 3-into pl-3-3.throw.P
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The Phoenix Suns tried to make a basket within 10 seconds to win, they finally made a basket after the time expired.
bookmark- tsxį́įłgo quickly, fastfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
- ch’ééh in vain, futilely, tryfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -iih intofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ’áłt’ąą after allfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ’áłt’ąą after all, in spite of unfortunatelyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- nit’ee’ pastfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ’índa and only thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)




