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’Ahbínídą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ííyą́ą́’góó biniinaa wónáásdóó dichin shi’niiłhį́.
morning-past neg 1-eat.P-GO.NEG 3-because soon hunger 1-3-kill.I
listen
I did not eat this morning, so 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
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
- sisxé kill
’Ashkii yázhí éí bimá kingóó yił yi’ash.
boy little TOP 3-mother store-to 3-with 3-walk.du.Prog’Áłah ’aleehdi hastiin léi’ t’óó yááłtih yiits’a’.
meeting-at man INDEF just 3-talk.Prog 3-be.heard.IAsdzą́ą́ yázhí bichidí doondó’ naalnish da.
woman little 3-car not.even but 3-work.P NEGAsdzą́ą́ yázhí bichidí doondó’ ndi naalnish da.
woman little 3-car not.even but 3-work.P NEGAłk’idą́ą́’ ’éiyá naadą́ą́’ ’ayóo k’éédadiilyééh ńt’éé’. Díísh jį́įdi ’éiyá kindi nidahaniih.
long.ago TOP corn very pl-3-1dpl-plant.R past | this day-at TOP store-at pl-3-pass-buy.CI
listen
Long ago, we planted corn. Now, corn is bought at the store.
bookmark- ’ałk’idą́ą́’ long ago, formerlyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ’éiyá topic markerfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ’ayóo very, extremelyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- díísd jį́įdi nowadaysfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Iterative (R)
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
Bini’ íídeeshtah doodago ’éiyá yóó’ ’adeeshwoł.
let will-1-school or only away 1-off-run.PCh’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ Bilagáanaa Bizaad doo diists’a’ da. K’ad ’éí t’áá shxǫǫ t’áá bee yáshti’.
formerly English neg 1-understand.I neg. Now TOP good.thing barely 3.with 1.speak-IDibé bitsį’ doodago béégashii bitsį’ daats’í nínízin?
sheep 3-meat or cow 3-meat possibly 3-2-want.NIdiidííłjéé’
3DO-3-start.fire.Pdizhdiłjeeh
3DO-4-start.fire.IDziłghą́ą́’í bizaad doo shił bééhózin da.
White.Mountain.Apache-NOM 3-language NEG 1-with 3-ho-know.CI NEGDíí dibé yázhí yíłtééł.
TOP sheep little 3-2-carry.AnO.ProgGohwééh t’áá bizhání ’éí doodaii’ ’abe’ biłgo daats’í nínízin?
coffee only TOP or milk 3-with-GO perhaps 3-2-want.NIhadaniilchaad
pl-3DO-1dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).PHaidą́ą́’ ’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
haiłgéésh
3DO-3-cut.it.out.IHastiin Nééz lą́ą hádadíníit’ı̨́ı̨́’.
Mister Neez emph pl-3-1dpl-search.IHádą́ą́’ ’áłtsé chidí naat’a’í nił nast’a’?
When past first airplane 2-with 3-fly.PHáidíígíísh neidiyoołnih nínízin?
which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NIHooghandóó ch’ínáshdáahgo dibé nánásh’įįh.
home-from 1-go.outside.R-GO sheep 1-look.RNaakaii bizaad jółta’ le’ dzinízingo dzizdá.
mexican language 4-read.I wish 4-wish.O-GO 4-sit.PNá’oolkiłí sits’ą́ą́’ tanáóó’nił lágo!
watch 1-away 3-1-take.apart.O don’tneilé
3DO-3-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.INizhónígo ha’íí’ą́ yę́ędą́ą́’ sxíiłgo da’ségis.
beautiful sunrise past quickly pl-3-1-wash.PNídiiłne’.
3-2-hit.ISaad naashkaahgo baa naashá.
word 3-1-research.CI-GO 3-to 1-go.ProgSam Diné yitah naalnish.
Sam Navajo 3-among 3-work.IShichidí t’ahdii yá’át’ééh, ’át’ah ’índa ła’ ninááhideeshnih.
1-car still 3-good.NI later one again-3-1-buy.FShidá’í, nilį́į́’ sha’níłteeh.
1-maternal.uncle 2-horse 1-to-3-2-lend.AnO.IShilééchąą’í bił na’nishkaadgo jooł bá ’abíńjíshhałgo yikéé’ náádiilwo’.
1-dog 3-with 1-herd.CI ball 3-for 3-1-bat.R-GO 3-after 3-run.R
listen
When I’m out herding with my dog I bat fly balls for him and he chases them.
bookmark- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- accompaniment
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -á for, for the benefit offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- benefactive
- -kéé’ behind, followingfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- na’nishkaad herd, go out herding
- Iterative (R)
Shimá bighangóó náshdáahgo łééchąą’í baná’ástso’.
1-mother 3-house-toward again-1-go-GO dog 3-again-1-feed.RShimá dóó shizhe’é ’éiyáhá Kin Łánígóó naazh’áázh.
1-mother and 1-father TOP building many-to 3-roundtrip.pl.SPShiye’ bicheii yi’ká ’análwo’dooleeł biniiyé ba’niłtį́į́́ nt’éé’ sits’ą́ą́’ yił nikidíńiit’ą́ą́zh.
1-son 3-grand.father for 3-1-help.F for 3-loan for 1-away with 2-dpl.walk.PShił naa’aash shį́į́! T’áá shǫǫdí shaná’níłtsóód!
1-with 3-go.dl.CI maybe please 1-to-back-3-2-feed.I
listen
Oh, my cousin! Please give me (some of) the food back!
bookmark- Request, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Imperfectivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- yish’aash go as a pair (with)
- shį́į́ perhaps, probably, possiblyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
- ba’nistsóód feed it




