Introduction to Navajo Adverbs
This lexicon is built on a list from Young & Morgan (1987:12-17). This list is a heterogeneous collection of expressions that certainly belong to more than one syntactic category. For instance, it includes time expressions like ’adą́ą́dą́ą́’ (‘yesterday’) and ’ałní’ní’ą́ (‘at noon’), but it also includes the negative frame doo…da and several expressions that are constructed with it, and it includes various particles that tend to appear before the verb (e.g., hah ’quickly’; dah ‘up’). These appear in various places within a clause. Oddly, ńt’éé (a particle denoting past time which is placed after the verb) is in the list, but dooleeł (a particle denoting future time which appears in the same position) is not in the list.
We constructed this tool using Young & Morgan’s list without making adjustments to it. There may be a future version that includes different selections.
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ʼAshiiké chahashʼoh ʼádeidoolííł, ʼatsʼos bee ʼazhish biniiyé.
boy-pl shade-house 3-3-pl-build.F feather 3-means-of dance 3-reason’Ahbínídą́ą́’ t’áadoo ’ííyą́ą́’góó biniinaa wónáásdóó dichin shi’niiłhį́.
morning-past NEG 1-eat.P-NEG.GO because soon hunger 1-3-kill.PBecause I did not eat this morning I am hungry now.
bookmark- ’ahbínídą́ą́’ this morning
- t’áadoo not
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ashą́ eatfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -niinaa because of, on account offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- wónáásdóó soon, finally
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- sisxé killfind in Navajo Verb Modes
’Ámá chaha’oh yiyaagi sidáago dádíníigaazh ’íílééh.
INDEF.mother brush.arber 3-under-at 3-sitting.SPN-GO frybread 3-3-make.IThe mother is sitting under the shade structure making frybread.
bookmark’Áłtsé baa nitsídadiikos ’áko shį́į́ ’índa bik’i nidadii’nił.
first about 3-3.think.F then only 3-3pl.record.I-íniiká
-jí
on the side of, in the direction of, in the manner of
bookmarkBéésh náábał dóó haa nízahdi nighan?
windmill and how 3-long.N-at 2-homech’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’
Ch’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.CIFrom the beginning, I didn’t know about Navajo linguistics. Now I’m finally able to understand it.
bookmark- bééhózin there is knowledgefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ formerly, originally
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- k’ad now
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- bééhózin there is knowledgefind in Navajo Verb Modes
- doo --- da frame to negativize verbs and phrases
Chidí naat’a’íísh hooghan yikáá’góó ch’ét’a’ doodaii’ dził bąąhgóósh ch’ét’a’?
airplane-Q hogan 3-over-along 3-fly.P or mountain 3-side-along-Q 3-fly.PChidí sits’ą́ą́’ hashtł’ish yiih yilwodgo t’áá ch’į́į́góó ch’ééh ’ííł’įįd.
car 1-away mud 3-into 3-go.P-GO just fail in.vain 3-1-act.Pdadíníilkaad
pl-3DO-1dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Istart to herd them (animals), 1st person plural
bookmarkDamóogo ’áłah ’aleeh ’áko ’áadi nihaadíínááł.
Sunday 3-gather 3-be so there-at 1-Pl-to-2-arrive.Fdaoohdlą́ą́’
pl-3DO-2dpl-drink.it.Pdidazhdííłjéé’
pl-3DO-4dpl-start.fire.Pdiilyį́į́h
3DO-1dpl-melt.it.Idoozhǫǫgo
Dzi’izí bikee’ náásxis nít’éé’ bił daalkaałí baa’íí’á.
bicycle 3-tire 3-3-turn.Prog past nail 3-into-3-extend.NPGólízhii dégo dasidoo’į́įgo da’oołzhish nỉ.
skunk up-GO pl-3-look.I-GO pl-3-dpl-dance.IHa’át’íí lá neidiyoołnih lá?
what DISC 3-3-buy.F DISChadazhdééłbįįd
pl-3DO-4dpl-fill.something.up.with.it.Pfill something up with it, 4th person plural
bookmarkhadazhneeshchaad
pl-3DO-4dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).Pcard it (as in wool), 4th person plural
bookmarkhadoołtééł
3DO-2dpl-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.Fcarry him/her up out of something, 2nd person dual
bookmarkhadííłtééł
3DO-2-carry.him/her.up.out.of.something.Fcarry him/her up out of something, 2nd person singular
bookmarkhah
Hahgo Jáan hooghan ’íílééh?
When John hogan 3-3-make.FHáí lá sis łigai ’áyiił’įįh
who-Q belt silver 3-3-make.UWho makes silver concho belts? (YM 1987: 128)
bookmarkHooghangóó nikéédeeshdááł nisin ndi ółta’di ’éí náshiilkááh.
home-toward 1-go.F 1-want.NI but school-at there 1-spend.night.N CHECK VERB GLOSSESHáá’íshą’. ’Ákǫ́ǫ́ dílyeed!
what-Q there 2-run.FKǫ́ǫ́ ts’iilzéí ninohníił le’.
here trash 3-2-du-put.F hopeNa’nízhoozhídę́ę́’ shíká bił ’oolwoł.
Gallup 1-for 3-with 3-drive.IS/he is driving from Gallup to get me.
bookmark- -dę́ę́’ from a general location or point in space or time, also out of, off offind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- -ká after, forfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- goal
- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- transportation
- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’oolwoł drivefind in Navajo Verb Modes
Na’nízhoozhídi Naasht’éshí ’Atsá’jí yee nááda’alzhish.
gallup.at Zuni.people eagle-way 3-with again-pl-3-dance.RNaalyéhé bá hooghandi t’ah doo dá’deelkaałdą́ą́’ nisingo na’ńle’dii tsį́į́ł shiisxį́ (siisxį́).
trading.post-at just NEG 3-PASS-close.I-past 1-think.N-GO dismay speed 1-3-kill.PNichidí lá háadi nííníłbą́ą́z?
2-car where-at-Q 3-2-park.PNizhé’é ha’át’íísh nayiisnii’?
2-father what-Q 3-3-buy.PNił hǫ́zhǫ́ǫ́sh doodaii’ doósh nił hózhǫ́ǫ da?
2-with-happy.NI-Q or neg-Q 2-with happy.NI negNíwe, naaltsoosgo yee' baa nitsíníkees!
stop paper-GO really 3-with 3-2-think.ISháahsita’gi yihę́ęsgo tsin-ts’ósí bee yích’id.
1-point.between.shoulder.blades 3-itch.I-GO stick 3-with 3-1-scratch.PShikéédę́ę́’ naa hodoolzhish.
1-behind-from 2-passing become.FShizhé’é bidá’ák’eh shicheii bidá’ák’eh táadi yilááh ’ánáníłtso.
1-father 3-field 1-grandfather 3-field three-at 3-beyond 3-again-big.NIShínaaí chidí bił dah diilwodgo bizánághah góne’ łeezh ’adzíísi’.
older.brother car 3-with up 3-run.I-GO 3-around areal-in dust 3-trail.PTó bee naat’ahí yę́ę bitł’áahdi yiichxii’ lá.
water canteen past 3-under-at 3-rust.P DISCÁniid iiyą́ą́ ’áko ndi t’ah dichin nisin.
Recently 1-eat.P even then still 3-hungry 1-want.NII recently ate even then I am still hungry.
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