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’Anishkeed, t’áá ká nóólk’oł lágo.
2-3-photograph.I neg 2-blink.O LÁGO’Anishkeed, t’áá ká nóólk’oł.
2-3-photograph.I neg 2-blink.OAshkiísh t’áádoo nideezhí yíni’ yá ahóólaa da?
boy NEG 2-younger.sister 3-mind 3-for 3s-3-make.P NEGBéésh hataałí t’áádoo de nídíłki’í.
radio NEG up 2-volume.turn.I-ÍBíni’dii si’ą́ t’áádoo baa nánít’íní.
3-let-stay 3-sit.SRO.SPN just.NEG 3-about 2-bother.NIBįįh bił da’doółdǫǫh.
deer 3-with pl-2dpl-shoot.ODíí 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-∅)
Díí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed lágo.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O hope.not LÁGODíí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed; dádi’nítįįh.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O hope.not 3-2-close.gate.IDoo nídahiyoołnaah da.
neg pl-3-2dpl-resuscitate.I negHaa léí’ yit’éehgo nichidí yichxǫ’ígíí doo baa níni’ da?
why-Q since 3-be.NI 2-car 3-ruin.P-NOM NEG 3-of 2-mind NEGHalah doo bííghah jiztį́į da.
opposite.sibling NEG 3-beside 4-lay.O NEGMósí ch’óółt’e’ lágo.
cat out-3-2-carry.O LÁGODon’t put the cat out! / I hope you don’t put the cat out.
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Gallup-to car NEG 2-with up start-3.drive.F NEG
listen
You will not go to Gallup with the car. (YM 1987: 319)
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- -góó to, toward, along, on, with a numeral it indicates a datefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- dah up at an elevation, off, static, holdingfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Future (F)
- ’oolwoł drive
Nichxǫ' doo ájíléeh da.
stop NEG 3-4-make.I NEGNíwe, doo hastóí baa níjít’į́į da!
stop NEG men 3-with 3-4-bother.I NEGNíwe, doo mósí nidziłtseed da!
stop NEG cat 3-4-kill.I NEGNíwe, doo tsésǫ’ góne’ ch’ééjí’nah da!
stop NEG window 3-into 4-crawl.R NEGNíwe, tʼáádoo łééchąąʼí nánítałʼí.
stop NEG dog 3-2-kicking.R.NEGNíwe, tʼáádoo ʼabeʼ tʼóó bee naninéʼhí. Hazhóʼó nidlą́.
stop NEG milk just 3-with 2-play.R-NEG properly 3-2-drink.IShe’abe’ sits’ą́ą́’ wóódlą́ą́’ lágo.
1-milk 1-from 3-2-drink.O LÁGOShilį́į́’ doo dah didíłdąsh da.
1-horse NEG up start-3-2.jerk.F NEGShį́įhgo, doo haigo sin hadidii’áał da.
summer-GO, NEG winter-GO song start-2.sing.F NEGSohodizingo t’áá ká nídoó’nééh lágo.
prayer-GO neg 2-get.up.O LÁGODuring the prayer, don’t get up.
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