Ła’ ha’nitáhígíí ’éí biihidzóhí 50 entries
ʼAshiiké ’éí ʼatsʼos bee ʼazhish biniiyé chahashʼoh ʼádeidoolííł.
boy-pl TOP feather 3-means-of dance 3-reason shade-house 3-3-pl-build.FʼÁłah ʼaleehdi ʼamá bééhániih daats’í bá ’ádazhniiyą́ą́’? ʼÁko daatsʼí nímasii łaʼ ʼakǫ́ǫ́ dííkááł.
group gathering-at mother 3-3-remember perhaps 3-for 4-pl-eat.P so perhaps potatoes some there 3-2-take.OC.F’Atiin bąąhgóó doo ch’il ’ahwééh ’ájíléeh da.
road 3-beside-along NEG plant coffee together 3-4-gather.SFO.I NEG’Ałk’idą́ą́’ tóniteel bąąhgóó tádííyáhę́ę bénááshnii’.
long.ago ocean 3-beside-along around-1-past 3-1-remember.P’Áádóó háajigo dah diníyá?
and.then which.way-GO start.off 2-go.ICh’iyáán t’óó ’ahayóí ndi tó ’ádin.
food lots but water 3-none.NICh’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-ICh’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
’íísíníłts’ą́ą́’
bee ’ééhóziní
- bééhózin there is knowledge
- ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ formerly, originallysaad ’át’éii zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- -ił with’akéé’ si’ání zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- -ił with’akéé’ si’ání zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- k’ad nowsaad ’át’éii zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- bééhózin there is knowledge
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasessaad ’át’éii zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
Chidí t’ą́ą́’ nináníłbą́ą́z.
car just 3-1-reparked.Rdazhdooyį́į́ł
pl-3DO-4dpl-eat.it.Fdeiilzhóóh
pl-3DO-1dpl-brush/comb.it.Ideiłbéézh
pl-3DO-3dpl-boil.it.IDibé bits’į́’ daodą́ą́’ laanaa.
sheep 3-meat pl-3-1dpl-eat.O LAANAADibé tóógóó dínóshkaad.
sheep water-toward 3-1-start.herd.Odidideeshjah
3DO-1-start.fire.Fdididiiljah
3DO-1dpl-start.fire.Fdidínéeshkał
3DO-1-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Fdidínííłkał
3DO-2-start.to.herd.them.(animals).FDoo ’atiin bąąhgóó ch’il ’ahwééh ’áłah ’ájíléeh da.
NEG road 3-beside-along plant coffee together 3-4-gather.SFO.I NEG
’íísíníłts’ą́ą́’
bee ’ééhóziní
- Indirect command with negationfind in Navajo Imperatives
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasessaad ’át’éii zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- 4th person admonition, negative, Imperfectivefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -ąąh on, beside’akéé’ si’ání zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- location
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a date’akéé’ si’ání zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- T’ahdii
Díí tsé t’óó la’ béésh át’é nahalin.
this rock contrary.to.appearances metal 3.be.NI 3-resemble.NIGah bik’ee’ taah yí’áhígóó ’eesbąs.
rabbit foot water 3-into1-drive.ProgHa’át’íí neidiyoołnih nínízin?
who 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NIhadasiigeed
pl-3DO-1dpl-dig.it.out.Phaidoołtééł
3DO-3-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.FHáadi lá dibé nidahaniih?
where-at Q sheep pl-3-pass-sell.CIHáí lá Naatsis’áángóó náádeesdzá?
who-Q discover Navajo.Mountain.GOO again-3-go.FK’aa’ísh ’aní’á biyaa doodago daats’í báhátis ’ayiist’oh?
arrow-Q bridge 3-under or perhaps 3-over 3-3-shot.P
’íísíníłts’ą́ą́’
bee ’ééhóziní
- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questionsNa’ídíkid bik’ídáahgi
- doodago particle orNa’ídíkid bik’ídáahgi
- daats’í particle for perhapsNa’ídíkid bik’ídáahgi
- -yaa under, beneath, down’akéé’ si’ání zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- location
- -tis over’akéé’ si’ání zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- location
- ’Áhoodzaii
- ’adisht’oh be an archer, shoot arrows
K’ad hooghangóó nááshdááł dooleeł.
now hogan-toward 1-go.Prog FUTK’ad Na’nízhoozhídi naasháa le’.
now Gallup-at around-1-walk.I hopeK’idadeelyáá nit’éé’ t’óó daazgan, háálá doo nahałtin da.
1pl-plant.P past just 3pl-dry.SPN, because NEG 3-rain.CI NEGLééchąą’í t’áá shǫǫ ’akéé’ nálwod lá.
dog good.thing INDEF-behind 3-return.P DISCNa’nízhoozhígóó chídí doo nił dah didoolwoł da.
Gallup-to car NEG 2-with up start-3.drive.F NEG
’íísíníłts’ą́ą́’
bee ’ééhóziní
- Command, negativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Náásgóófind in Navajo Imperatives
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a date’akéé’ si’ání zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasessaad ’át’éii zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- -ił with’akéé’ si’ání zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- dah up at an elevation, off, static, holdingsaad ’át’éii zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- Náásgóó
- ’oolwoł drive
naohłé
3DO-2dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.INaʼahóóhai baa nídiikai ʼakó ʼakʼidahiʼniłí bee shíká ʼadíílwoł.
rodeo 3-about 1pl-do.pl.F so saddle.blanket 3-with 1-after 2-help.FNaʼahóóhai nitsaa bił hoo’aahgóó dóola dííyééł.
rodeo 3-big.NI 3-with areal-space.I-to bull 2-haul.FNida’iilyéego ’áłt’ąą yiską́ągo ’índa yínááł doo.
pass.pay.I-go after.all tomorrow only.then 2-come.Prog future
’íísíníłts’ą́ą́’
bee ’ééhóziní
- T’ahdii
- -go verb and subordinating encliticsaad ’át’éii zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- ’áłt’ąą after all, in spite of unfortunatelyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- yiską́ągo tomorrowsaad ’át’éii zanoo’į́ bik’ídáahgi
- ’índa and only thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- ’Ájoolíiłii
- doo, dooleeł futurefind in Navajo Particle Lexicon




