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Ch’ééh jidighaahgo, ajółhosh laanaa jinizin łeh.
in.vain 4-walk.I-GO, 4-sleep.O hope 4-want.CI usuallyHaataaldi 'iikaa 'atah 'ajole’
ceremony-at sandpainting among 4-make.ONidaa’dí 'áká' 'ajolyééd.
enemy.way.ceremony-at 4-for 4-run.OTsxį́į́łgo tłaakał ła’ ajole’
hurry-GO skirt some 4-make.OTł’éé’go doo 'ízh'dísóół da.
night-GO NEG 4-whistle.O NEGT’áadoo hosh biih dadoołtaałí.
neg cactus 3-in pl-2dpl-step.O-ÍDah nóóljííd lágo.
up 2-jump.O don’tT’áá ká ’adinoólgháásh lágo.
neg 2-oversleep.O LÁGODon’t oversleep. / I hope you don’t oversleep.
bookmark’Anishkeed, t’áá ká nóólk’oł lágo.
2-3-photograph.I neg 2-blink.O LÁGOI'm going to take your picture—-don't blink!
bookmarkDíí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed lágo.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.O hope.not LÁGODon’t let the bull get into the field tonight. / I hope the bull doesn't get into the field tonight.
bookmarkSohodizingo t’áá ká nídoó’nééh lágo.
prayer-GO neg 2-get.up.O LÁGODuring the prayer, don’t get up.
bookmarkT’áá ká ’ooshháásh lágo.
neg 1-go.to.sleep.O LÁGODon’t let me go to sleep. / I hope you don’t let me go to sleep.
bookmarkDíí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed lágo, da’didíítį́į́ł.
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-∅)
T’áá ká chidí ba’óó’ááł lágo.
NEG car 3-3-borrow.O LÁGODon’t let him/her borrow the car.
bookmarkT’áá ká ’adinoólgháásh.
neg 2-oversleep.ODíí 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.I’Anishkeed, t’áá ká nóólk’oł.
2-3-photograph.I neg 2-blink.ODíí tł’éé’ t’áá ká dóola dá’ák’eólyeed.
this night NEG bull into.field-3-run.ODon’t let the bull get into the field tonight.
bookmarkSohodizingo t’áá ká nídoó’nééh.
prayer-GO neg 2-get.up.OT’áá ká ’ooshháásh.
neg 1-go.to.sleep.OT’áá ká ’áshįįh dah díníilghaazh bik’íóónííł.
NEG salt fry.bread 3-on-3-2-sprinkle.PlO.OBįįh bił da’doółdǫǫh.
deer 3-with pl-2dpl-shoot.ODon’t shoot the deer!/I hope you (pl) ...
bookmarkShe’abe’ sits’ą́ą́’ wóódlą́ą́’ lágo.
1-milk 1-from 3-2-drink.O LÁGODon’t drink my milk.
bookmarkMósí 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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