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Shichʼéʼé kinaasdaʼgo bitsiiʼ shá beʼdíítłʼóół. Tʼáásh ʼáko?
1-daughter 3-reach.puberty.P-GO 3-hair 1-for 3-2-tie.F just-Q okay
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When my daughter has the puberty ceremony, will you tie her hair for me?
bookmark- Request, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -á for, for the benefit offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)
- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- t’áá justfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
ʼAshiiké ’éí ʼatsʼos bee ʼazhish biniiyé chahashʼoh ʼádeidoolííł.
boy-pl TOP feather 3-means-of dance 3-reason shade-house 3-3-pl-build.F’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ísh tł’óo’di nanilnishgo nee ’ałní’ní’ą́?
yesterday-Q outside-at 2-work.CI-GO 2-with noon’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
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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 t’áá shǫǫ ółta’ lá.
boy good.thing 3-learn.I DISC"Doildinę́ę’ daazts’ą́ą́ lá," didííniił.
3-be.outcast.NI-deceased 3-die.P DISC 3-2-tell.FAmá k’adee’ neeshch’íí nidahidíídla ní jiní.
pas-mother now piñon 3-1dpl-pick.F 3-say 3-it.is.saidBįįh bił da’doołdǫǫh.
deer 3-with pl-2dpl-shoot.IChidí t’ą́ą́’ nináníłbą́ą́z.
car just 3-1-reparked.Rdadínółkaad
pl-3DO-2dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).IDahojitaałgo t’áá hoonaałgo wónáásdóó ’ayóí ’íits’a’go dahojitaał.
Pl-4-sing.I-COMP just areal-3-move.Prog-COMP soon remarkable 3-sound.I-COMP pl-4-sing.IDibé bits’į́’ daodą́ą́’ lágo.
sheep 3-meat pl-3-1dpl-eat.O LÁGODiné bikéyah bikáa’gi ndahonidzood yę́ędą́ą́’ Naatsis’áán hoolyéégóó niha’áłchíní bił ’adahineet’į́į́’.
Navajo 3-land 3-on-at pl-areal-3-flee.pl.P past Navajo.Mountain areal-be.called.NI-to 1pl-children 3-with pl-1dpl-sneak.off.P
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At the time people were on the run in Navajoland, fleeing in small groups, we sneaked away with our children one group after another, to Navajo Mountain.
bookmark- -káá’ on, on top offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -gi atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- yę́ędą́ą́’ pastfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- accompaniment
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
Díí ’abíní dibé tóógóó neeshkał.
this morning sheep water-to 3-1-herd.ProgDíí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.ODlǫ́ǫ́’ ’a’ą́ą́dę́ę́’ hanoolne’ dóó naneesne’.
prairie.dog hole-from stick.head.up.out.P and 3-look.around.PDoo ’áłah dadiidleeł da.
NEG together pl-1dpl-meet.pl.F NEGDoo ’áłah deiidleeh da.
NEG together pl-1dpl-meet.pl.I NEGhadaniilchaad
pl-3DO-1dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).Ihadoołtééł
3DO-2dpl-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.Fhadííníłbįįd
3DO-2-fill.something.up.with.it.PHastiin ’éí tsídii ła’ ’adah ’ayídzíí’ą́.
man TOP bird INDEF down 3-3-knock.off.SRO.PHáísh ’ałhosh?
who-Q 3-sleep.IJáanísh naalnish?
John-Q 3-work.IJáádéé ́ałgháázhdikahígíí naaki góne’ iiyá.
leg.by-means-of 3-3-race-NMLZ two rank 1-go.PKóhoot’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 NEGMa’ii jooldloshí hane’ haigo t’éiyá baa hane’.
coyote 4-walk.Prog-NMLZ story winter only 3-for storyNa’nishkaadgo nídíshchííyaagi hanáshyį́į́h ńt’éé’ ’iiłhaazh lá, t’ah nít’éé’ shilééchąą’í ch’ééshinísid.
1-herd.I-GO pinetree-under-at 1-rest.I past 1-slept.P DISC all.of.sudden 1-dog 1-woke.up.P
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When I was out herding I was resting under a pinetree and I went to sleep but suddenly to my surprise my dog woke me up.
bookmark- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
- na’nishkaad herd, go out herding
- -yaa under, beneath, downfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -gi atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
- hanááshyį́į́’ rest
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- ’iishháásh sleep
- t’ah ńt’éé’ all of a suddenfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- ch’ééníssííd awaken him/her
Na’níle’dii kingóó niséyá, naaltsoos t’áadoo niigį́į da.
dismay store-to 1-go.P mail NEG 3-pass-deliver.LPB.P NEG
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I went to the store, only to find the mail had not been delivered.
bookmark- na’ńle’dii unfortunatelyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- t’áadoo notfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- da expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon




