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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’Abínídą́ą́’ kintahgóó dah didoohkah.
morning-past town-GÓÓ up start-3pl.go.F
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You all go to town in the morning. (YM1987: 344)
bookmark- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Futurefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)
- ’ahbínídą́ą́’ this morningfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- dah up at an elevation, off, static, holdingfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Future (F)
Ashkii tł’óodi naashné ni. Nit’éé’ bimá aní k’adee’ ’aadéé’ chiíłtsxóoí yilwoł.
boy outside-at 1-play.IP 3-say. past 3-mother 3-say.IP now there-from vehicle-yellow-NMZ 3-moving.fast.FCh’éénísh’į́įgo náá’deeshtł’óół nissin.
out summer.GO 1-again.weave.F 1-desireChidí tááségis yę́ę ninááhodoołtį́į́ł daaní.
car 3-1-wash.P past-Q 3-again.rain.F pl-3-say.NIdadizhdínóołkał
pl-3DO-4dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).FDibé bitah dídéesh’įįł, díkwíínee’ náádeishchį́.
sheep 3-among 3-1-look.F how.many-really again-3-born.Rdidínííłkał
3DO-2-start.to.herd.them.(animals).FDíí yihahígíí biyi’, háísh tówónaanígóó ch’aa deeyá?
this year.IGII within who overseas.GOO travel 3-going.F-QDíí yiską́ągo ’íídííłtah.
this tomorrow 3-2-read.FDoo ’áłah dadiidleeł da.
NEG together pl-1dpl-meet.pl.F NEGDoo ’áłah diidleeł da.
NEG together pl-1dpl-meet.pl.F NEGDziłghą́ą́’góó deeshááł nissin.
mountain-top-toward 1-go.F 1-want.CIHa’át’íísh neidiyoołnih nínízin?
who-Q 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NIHa’át’íísh nizhé’é nahideeshnih nízin.
what-Q 2-father 3-1-buy.F 3-want.NIhadadíníilchał
pl-3DO-1dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).Fhadadínóołchał
pl-3DO-2dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).Fhadeeshtééł
3DO-1-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.Fhadeidoołtééł
pl-3DO-3dpl-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.FHáidíígíísh neidiyoołnih nínízin?
which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NIHáí lá kintahgóó shił adoołbąs?
who-Q town-to 1-me 3-drive.FHáísh yiską́ągo ’adoogis?
who-Q tomorrow 3-wash.FHooghan ’adeeshłííł ndi tsineheeshjíí’ shee ’ádin.
hogan 1-build.F but lumber 1-with 3-none.NIKénídánííljeehgo, sin ła’ beehódíítał.
shoe.game-GO song some 2-sing.FNaaki nááhaigo shich’é’é náá’íídeeshtah, ní.
Two year.GO 1-daughter again.school.F said.Naʼahóóhai nitsaa bił hoo’aahgóó dóola dííyééł.
rodeo 3-big.NI 3-with areal-space.I-to bull 2-haul.FNi ga’ k’ad dibé bikéé’ díínááł.
you EMPH now sheep 3-behind 2-go.Fnidiilyeeł
3DO-1dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.FNimá sání bich’į́’ ch’iyáán ła’ dijááh.
2-grandmother 2-to food some start-3-2.take.PlO2.FShichidí t’ahdii yá’át’ééh, ’át’ah ’índa ła’ ninááhideeshnih.
1-car still 3-good.N later one again-3-1-buy.FShínaaí shíká ’adoolwoł nisin ńt’éé’ ’áłt’ąą t’áadoo níyáa da.
1-older.brother 1-for 3-run.F 1-want.NI but after.all NEG 3-come.sg.P NEG
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I wanted my older brother to help me but unfortunately he didn’t come.
bookmark- -ká after, forfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- benefactive
- Future (F)
- yishwoł run along
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)
- nisin think, want
- ńt’éé’ relates to past timefind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- ’áłt’ąą after allfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- 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-∅)
- nishááh come, arrive
T’ah kodą́ą́’ kélchí nahideeshnih.
still now-past moccasin 3-1-buy.FTsxį́įłgo łees’áán ’ádíílííł nimásání nihaa yighááh!
quickly tortilla 3-2-make.F 2.poss-mat.grandma-NOM 1.pl-to 3-come.FYiską́ągo nighandi naadeeshááł.
tomorrow 2-home-at 2-to-1-go.FYiską́ągo Na’nízhoozhídi háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł ninízin?
tomorrow Gallup-at where-Q 2-eat.F 2-want.CI
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When you go to Gallup tomorrow where do you want to eat?
bookmark- yiską́ągo tomorrowfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- háá-P.ENCLITIC wherefind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -sh enclitic for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)
- yíshą́ eat itlook up conjugationhide conjugation ▾
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- nisin think, want




