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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
’Ajóółháásh laanaa.
4-sleep.O wish’Akonee’, shą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ánít’íní nidishní.
see remember NEG 2-do.NI-Í 1-say.I’At’ééd t’áá ’áhánídi ’ółta’ ’éí biniinaa doo hah dah nídiidáah da.
girl just far-at school TOP 3-cause NEG quickly up start-3-go.I NEG
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It’s not far to school so the girl takes her time starting off.
bookmark- t’áá ’áhánídi near, nearbyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -di atfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- ’éí topicfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- -niinaa because of, on account offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- doo expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- haa quicklyfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- dah upfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)
- da expresses negationfind in Navajo Particle Lexicon
Bá hóóchįįd.
3-for ho-anger.PCh’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
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From the beginning, I didn’t know about Navajo linguistics. Now I’m finally able to understand it.
bookmark- bééhózin there is knowledge
- ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ formerly, originallyfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- k’ad nowfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)
- bééhózin there is knowledge
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrasesfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
Ch'ínááníłdoi léi’ bee hoozk’azí deiíjeeh.
again-3-warm.P SUB 3-with 3-cold.NP pl-3-run.PROGChaha’oh biyaagi ni’dííłbąs.
shade.house 3-under-at 2-drive.FChidí bits’ą́ą́’ niiltłago t’óó yíyooyił.
car 3-from 3-stop.P-GO just 3-3-push.ProgDibé bitah dídéesh’įįł, díkwíínee’ náádeishchį́.
sheep 3-among 3-1-look.F how.many-really again-3-born.RDichinísh doodaii’ dibáá’ísh dzinízin?
hunger-Q or thirst-Q 3-4-want.NIDíí 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
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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-∅)
Doo bił bééhózin da ya’?
neg 3-with 3-know.CI neg QDziłghą́ą́’í ’alóós dóó nááneeskadí ńdeidį́į́h.
Wht.Mtn.Apache rice and tortilla pl-3-3-eat.Rhadazhdééłbįįd
pl-3DO-4dpl-fill.something.up.with.it.PHastiin t’áá ká baa wóólyeed lágo.
man see.to.it to.him 2-run.to.O NEG-wishHastiin łééchąą’í tsinaalzhoodí bił déíshood.
man dogs 3-3-haul.LPB.Proghazhdoołtééł
3DO-4-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.FHaánee’ náánááshdáał dooleeł.
well 1-again-walk.R futureHá hóóchįįd.
4-for ho-anger.Pjidííłhį́į́’
3DO-4-melt.it.PJooł ’ahííłhan ’áádóó ’atiin dóó ’anít’i’ báhátis ’eelts’id.
ball 3-1-throw.P and.then road and fence 3-over 3-move.SRO.PKin bighą́ą́’dę́ę́’ hadah ’adzííłhaal ndi t’áadoo ’ádadénih da.
house 3-to-from down 1-tumble.P but NEG RFLX-1-hurt.P NEG
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I tumbled off the housetop but I didn’t get hurt.
bookmark- -ghą́ą́h attaching to, hitched to, connected tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -dę́ę́’ from a general location or point in space or time, also out of, off offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- ndi butfind in Navajo Conjunction Lexicon
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)
- t’áadoo notfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
naohłé
3DO-2dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.INi daats’í nił bééhózin ’éí doodaii’ nicheii daats’í bił bééhózin?
2 perhaps 2-with 3-know.CI TOP or 2-grandfather perhaps 3-with 3-know.CIShichidí t’ahdii yá’át’ééh, ’át’ah ’índa ła’ ninááhideeshnih.
1-car still 3-good.N later one again-3-1-buy.FShimá dóó shizhé’é Yootóodi ’ółta’ ńt’éé’.
1-mother and 1-father Santa.Fe-at 3-go.to.school.NI pastShínaaí 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




