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’Adáádą́ą́’, hééł sinil góne’ hasht’ehooshłaa.
Day.last belongings storage inside 3-1-clean.P’Aghaa’ daołgááh.
wool pl-3-2dpl-make.white.I’Ałk’idą́ą́’ ch’iyáán ’ ádayiilaa léi’ ła’ ’ánáádeiilyaa.
long.ago food pl-3-3-make.P Indef. some again-pl-3-1dpl-make.P’Ałní’ní’ą́ą́dą́ą́’ t’ah doo da’adánígóó dishááhgóó ch’iyáán ’ásdįįd.
noon-past still NEG cafeteria-to 1-go.I-NEG food 3-dwindle.NI
listen
The cafeteria ran out of food at noon before I could go there.
bookmark- ałní’ní’ą́ noonfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- t’ah doo góó beforefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
- dishááh start to go
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)
- ’ádįįh dwindle, become extinct
’Ádihodideesht’ih sha’shin nisingo t’áadoo ’atah haasdzíi’ da.
RFLX-1-get.into.trouble.F perhaps 1-think.CI-GO NEG among 1-say.P NEG
listen
I didn’t say anything because I thought I might get myself into trouble.
bookmark- Future (F)
- ’ádihodiisht’ééh get oneself into trouble
- sha’shin perhapsfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- nisin think, want
- t’áadoo notfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- haasdziih speak, exclaim
Ałk’idą́ą́’ ’éiyá naadą́ą́’ ’ayóo k’éédadiilyééh ńt’éé’. Díísh jį́įdi ’éiyá kindę́ę́’ nidahiilniih.
long.ago TOP corn very pl-3-1dpl-plant.R past | this day-at TOP store-from pl-3-1dpl-buy.CI
listen
Long ago, we planted corn. Now, we buy corn from the store.
bookmark- ’éiyá topic markerfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- nit’ee’ pastfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- ’ałk’idą́ą́’ long ago, formerlyfind 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)
Át’ah ’índa shaa náádíídááł.
later 1-to again-2-come.FCh’ééh la’ baa ntséskees.
in.vain puzzlement 3-about 1-think.IDa’diidį́į́ł.
pl-1dpl-eat-pl.FDamóogo ’áłah ’aleeh ’áko ’áadi nihaadíínááł.
Sunday 3-gather 3-be so there-at 1-Pl-to-2-arrive.FDibé bits’į́’ daodą́ą́’ lágo.
sheep 3-meat pl-3-1dpl-eat.O LÁGOdidínóołkał
3DO-2dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).FDíí łééchąą’í dah doosłóós laanaa.
this dog 1-lead.O.ADV-laanaa optative particle for a positive wish, hope or desire.Gohwééh t’áá bizhání ’éí doodaii’ ’abe’ biłgo daats’í nínízin?
coffee only TOP or milk perhaps 3-with 3-2-want.NIhadazhniłchaad
pl-3DO-4dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).IHáí dahoneesná, Kinłánídę́ę́’ ’Óola yee ’ádadójíhígíí doodago Gah Bikee’ Taah Yí’áhídę́ę́’ Hado yee ’ádadójíhígíí daats’í?
who pl-3-win.P Denver-from nugget 3-with RFLX-pl-4-call.NI-nom or Florida-from heat 3-with RFLX-pl-4-call.NI-nom perhaps
listen
Which team won? Denver Nuggets or Miami Heat.
bookmark- háí whofind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)
- doodago orfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- -ee by means offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- daats’í maybe, perhaps, possiblyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Jooł ’ahííłhan ’áádóó ’atiin dóó ’anít’i’ báhátis ’eelts’id.
ball 3-1-throw.P and.then road and fence 3-over 3-move.SRO.PKintah góyaa yishááł ńt’éé’ béeso ńdiiłtsooz
areal-down 1-go.Prog past money 3-1-pick.FFO.PKwe’é k’ad łe’esh’aah.
here now earth-1-put.into.I.SROKénídánííljeehgo, sin ła’ beehódíítał.
shoe.game-GO song some 2-sing.FNa’nízhoozhídi Naasht’éshí ’Atsá’jí yee nááda’alzhish.
gallup.at Zuni.people eagle-way 3-with again-pl-3-dance.Rnaohłé
3DO-2dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.Inidoohłeeł
3DO-2dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.FNisneez sélį́į’go shicheii nahałáhági ’át’éego nahashłáa doo nisin.
1-tall.NI 1-become.P-GO 1-grandfather 3-perform.ceremony.CI-similar.to 1-perform.ceremony.CI future 3-want.NInizhdooleeł
3DO-4-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.FNiłísh bééhosin doodaii’ biłísh bééhozin?
2-with-Q 3-know.CI or 3-with-Q 3-know.CI
listen
Do you know or does s/he know?
bookmark- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- accompaniment
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- bééhózin there is knowledge
- doodaii’ particle orfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- bééhózin there is knowledge




