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’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ísh tł’óo’di nanilnishgo nee ’ałní’ní’ą́?
yesterday-Q outside-at 2-work.CI-GO 2-with noon’Ak’éégo ’éí chizh niléí keehaidi ninahdahiigééh nt’éé’.
autumn-GO that wood over.there winter.camp-at pl-3-1-unload.P past’Akonee’, shą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ánít’íní nidishní.
see remember NEG 2-do.NI-Í 1-say.I’Aoo’, ’ashdladigóó ’oolkiłgo ’áádę́ę́’ shił ná’ílwod.
yes five-at-toward clock-GO there-from 1-with 3-return.P
listen
Yes, I drove back from there at 5 o’clock.
bookmark- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- goal
- -dę́ę́’ from a general location or point in space or time, also out of, off offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- location
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- transportation
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- na‘oolwoł return
’Ashkii t’áá ’ádíláahęę’ nihił yah ’eelwod.
boy just annoyingly-past 1dpl-with into 3-go.P’Ayóigo deesk’aaz --- ’áyąą dah dinítsiz.
terribly cold no.wonder up 2-shiver.NIAsdzą́ą́ 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.FDa’adánídi ’áts’ą́ą́’ deeshghał.
restaurant-at ribs 3-1-eat.FDá ák’ehdi shizhé’é bił nishishnish j́į́į́dą́ą́.
Plant.field-at 1-father with 3-1-worked.P today.pastdiidiłjeeh
3DO-3-start.fire.IDíí ’abíní dibé tóógóó neeshkał.
this morning sheep water-to 3-1-herd.ProgDíí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed lágo, dádiʼnítįįh.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O hope.not 3-2-close.gate.I
listen
Don’t let the bull get into the field tonight, so close the gate.
bookmark- Command, negativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Optative with t’áá ká and lágofind in Navajo Imperatives
- t’áá ká don’tfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- lágo negative particle used with the optative modefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Optative (O)
- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Imperfectivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
Doo ’áłah deiidleeh da.
NEG together pl-1dpl-meet.pl.I NEGdíníłkaad
3DO-2-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Ihadeidínóołchał
pl-3DO-3dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).Fhadeiniłchaad
pl-3DO-3dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).Ihaiłgéésh
3DO-3-cut.it.out.Ijidooyį́į́ł
3DO-4-eat.it.Fjidííłhį́į́’
3DO-4-melt.it.PKin bighą́ą́’dę́ę́’ hadah ’adzííłhaal ndi t’áadoo ’ádadénih da.
house 3-to-from down 1-tumble.P but NEG RFLX-1-hurt.P NEG
listen
I tumbled off the housetop but I didn’t get hurt.
bookmark- -ghą́ą́h attaching to, hitched to, connected tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -dę́ę́’ from a general location or point in space or time, also out of, off offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- ndi butfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- t’áadoo notfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Mósí dóó łeechą́ą́’ii’ baniłts’ood’ii’, bił hózhǫ́.
cat dog 3-1-feed.P-and 3-with 3-happy.NINa’azhǫǫshgi díkwíí shį́į́ shaa woobįįh?
hoop.and.pole.game-at how.much 1-to pass-win.INa’níle’dii kingóó niséyá, naaltsoos t’áadoo niigį́į da.
dismay store-to 1-go.P mail NEG 3-pass-deliver.LPB.P NEG
listen
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
Nihimásání ha’át’íí lá yinízin?
1dpl-grandmother what LÁ 3-3-want.NINimá sání bich’į́’ ch’iyáán ła’ dijááh.
2-grandmother 2-to food some start-3-2.take.PlO2.FNíwo’jį’ nídiidááh.
move-to 2-get.up.IShicheii déidiiłjeeh’ii’, hoozdohgóó nahisiitą́.
1-grandfather 3-3-built.fire.P-and warm-to 3-sit.PShidibé ’ąą’ dinót’į́į́ł laanaa ch’ééh nisin.
1-sheep expanse 3-increase.O wish in.vain 1-want.CIShikindóó t’áá ’ahanidi nikin si’ą́
1-house-at just near-at 2-house 3-sit.P.SROShilééchąą’í bikéé’ yishááł.
my.dog 3-following 1-go.ProgShilį́į́’ tł’aaká’ii dóó shilį́į́’ biyéél bił tsodizin ’íishłaa.
1-appaloosa and 1-horse 3-saddle 3-with prayer 3-1-make.PShinaaí ła’í ndi chizh t’áadoo ła’ yaah ayiitą́ą da.
1-older.brother not.even.one but firewood just-NEG some directional-3-3-gather.P NEG.Shí ’éí t’áá naanishdóó kingóó déyá.
I TOP just work-from town-to 1-go.IT’ah nagháíí yę́ędą́ą́’ ’áłchíní nízaadi da’ółta’ nít’ę́ę́’.
still there past children far-at pl-3-read.I pastT’áadoo hosh niyą́ní.
T’ÁADOO cactus 3-2-eat.I-ÍT’áá kintahdi ’ííyą́ą́’ nidi náá’áshdą́.
just town-at 1-eat.P but 3-1eat.RŁa’ nááhai yę́ędą́ą́’ Tóta’di daashin niiłtsą́ą ni’.
one year prior Farmington-at wasn’t.it 2-1-see.P rememberI might have seen you last year at Farmington.
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