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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
listen
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
ʼAdaʼniigeh, nihíká ʼadoohjah.
3pl-marry.F 1dpl-after 2dpl-run.pl.F’Atsį’ t’éiyá nahidoonih lágo naalyéhé bá hooghangóó ’o’oolwod nít’éé’ da’deelkaal lá.
meat only 3-buy.F DISC-GO trading post-toward 3-drive.P past 3-close.P DISC
listen
They drove to the trading post to buy only meat but it was closed.
bookmark- t’éiyá onlyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Future (F)
- nahashniih buy, sell
- lá + go discovery + adverbializerfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Progressive (Prog)
- ’oolwoł drive
- lá I discoveredfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
’Ííshją́ą́ ’at’ééd yázhí hooghandę́ę́’ ch’idoogááł.
certainly girl little house-from out-3-walk.FAshkii 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.FÁt’ah ’índa shaa náádíídááł.
later 1-to again-2-come.Fbik’ídazhdidoodis
pl-3DO-4dpl-wrap.it.around.it.FCh’éénísh’į́įgo náá’deeshtł’óół nissin.
out summer.GO 1-again.weave.F 1-desireChidí łizhinígíí doodago łigaaígíí daats’í nahideeshnih?
car black-nom or white-nom perhaps 3-2-buy.Fdadidíníilkał
pl-3DO-1dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Fdidínóołkał
3DO-2dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).FGohwééh ’áłdó’ nahideeshnih nisinée beesénah lá.
coffee also 3-1-buy.F 1-want.NI-past 3-1-forget.P DISCHaa’íyee’ shinááł Diné bizaad bíhwiidííł’aał.
lets.see 2-1-watch.Prog Navajo language 3-2-learn.FHaashíyee’ shimá bidzi’ izí shił doolwoł hait’éego dilwo’.
try.and.find.out 1-mother bicycle 1-with pas-moving.fast.F 3-1-try.F 3-run.hadeeshtééł
3DO-1-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.Fhadeidoołtééł
pl-3DO-3dpl-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.Fhazhdoołtééł
3DO-4-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.FHooghan bikáá’ dah si’ánígíí bíyah da’nii’áago ’ádíílį́į́ł ’áko hooghan doo ’ałhiih nídoołdas da.
hogan 3-on up 3-sit.SPN-ÍGÍÍ 3-under pl-3-extend.NP-GO 3-2-make.F so hogan NEG RECIP-3-collapse.F NEG
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Use strong pillars to build the hogan so that the roof will not cave in.
bookmark- -káá’ on, on top offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- dah up at an elevation, off, static, holdingfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Si-Perfective Neuter (SPN)
- -yah under, beneathfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Neuter Perfective (NP)
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Future (F)
- ’áko so, so that, so thenfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Na’ahóóhaidi t’áá shǫǫ nihinááł łį́į́’ nidadoolgoł.
rodeo-at just good 3-1dpl-watch.F horse 3dpl-buck.along.FNa’nízhoozhígóó deeyá, ya’?
Gallup-toward 2-go.sg.F QNa’nízhoozhígóó náádínídzáago háadish ’adeeshį́į́ł nínízin?
Gallup-toward again-2-go.R-GO where-Q 1-eat-F 2-want.NI
listen
When you go to Gallup again where do you want to eat?
bookmark- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Iterative (R)
- yishááh go
- -go verb and subordinating encliticfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- háadi where atfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- -sh enclitic for content questionsfind in Navajo Questions Lexicon
- Future (F)
- ’ashą́ eat
- Neuter Imperfective (NI)
- nisin think, want
Ni ga’ k’ad dibé bikéé’ díínááł.
you EMPH now sheep 3-behind 2-go.Fnidazhdooleeł
pl-3DO-4dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.Fnidoohłeeł
3DO-2dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.FNíká ’adeeshwoł biniiyé níyá.
2-for 1-run.F 3-purpose.of 1-came.PShimá bighangóó shíni’ ńt’éé’ ch’ééh déyáago shił náhoogéé’.
1-mother 3-home-to 1-desire.to.go past in.vain 1-go.P-GO 1-with ho-become.lazy.X
listen
I wanted to go to my mother’s house however I was tired and became lazy.
bookmark- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Future (F)
- ńt’éé’ pastfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- ch’ééh in vain, futilely, tryfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- déyá go
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
Shínaaí 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
listen
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’áá ká tó tsíídkáá’ dididííkááł.
NEG water charcoal-on start-3-2-put.OC.FTó háálínídi ’ahéédidiit’ash ’ałní’ní’ą́ągo.
spring-at refl-1du-meet.F noon-GO
listen
Let’s meet at the spring at noon.
bookmark- Proposal, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- 1st person inclusive, Let’s!find in Navajo Imperatives
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ’ałní’ní’ą́ągo at noonfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Command, affirmativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- 1st person inclusive, Let’s!find in Navajo Imperatives
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ’ałní’ní’ą́ągo noon-atfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Future (F)




