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’Ałk’idą́ą́’ Diné bikéyah bikáa’gi łį́į́’ bichąą bíighahgo tł’oh deíl’áá ńt’éé’ jiní.

long.ago Navajo.land 3-upon-at horse 3-belly sufficient-GO Pl-3-extend.out.of.sight.SNP hearsay
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They say that long ago the grass in the Navajo country was as high as a horse’s belly.

’Ałk’idídą́ą́’ kin ’áshłaa ńt’éé’ ’éí t’ahdii bii’ shighan.

quite.long.ago house 3-1-make.P past it still 3-in 1-home

-ghą́ą́h

-nah

Ch’į́į́góó baa ntséskees.

fail 3-about 1-think.I
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I think about it (from many angles) without success (as in trying to hit upon a practical solution for a problem).

Ch’óóshdą́ą́dą́ą́’ shichidí naaki. K’ad ’éí t’ááłá’í.

formerly 1-car two now it one
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I used to have two cars. Now I have only one.

Ch’ééh jiyáán hooghangóó dah dii’ągo shee nikihoníłt.

watermelon home-toward up 3-1-move.SRO.P 1-with area-start-rain.P
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When I set out for home with the melon it started to rain on me.

Da’ Ron yiską́ągo saad neidoołkah?

Q Ron tomorrow word 3-3-investigate.F

dadiidį́į́ł

pl-3DO-1dpl-eat.it.F

dadoohsį́į́ł

pl-3DO-2dpl-eat.it.F

dajííłhį́į́’

pl-3DO-4dpl-melt.it.(snow).P

daołbéézh

pl-3DO-2dpl-boil.it.I

Dichin bik’ee doo bííchįįd da.

hunger 3-account neg 3-become.hopeless.P neg
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On account of famine conditions have become hopeless.

didiilyįh

3DO-1dpl-melt.it.F

didíníilkał

3DO-1dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).F

Diné bikéyah bikáa’gi łáhágóó ninádahałtį́įh łeh.

Navajo 3-land 3-on-at a.few.places areal-rain.I usually

dishhį́į́h

3DO-1-melt.it.I

Doo b bééhózin da ya’?

neg 3-with 3-know.CI neg Q

Dooshą’ gah t’áá gééd náshdááh lá.

ensure rabbit just without 1-return.I DISC

díníilkaad

3DO-1dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).I

Gohwééh nayiisnii’ídiísh b bééhózin?

coffee 3-3-buy.P-at-Q 3-with 3-know.NI

Ha’át’íísh nizhé’é nahideeshnih nízin.

what-Q 2-father 3-1-buy.F 3-want.NI

haa + Neuter V

how / what V. The ’h’-expressions formed with ’haa’ plus a neuter verb are used to pose questions about “physical characteristics, quantity, and degree”.

Haa’í lá neezgai?

where Q 3-hurt.N
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Where does it hurt?

Haahláyéé ch’íjíghááh.

don’t.dare out-4-come.I
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Don’t you dare come out!

Haash nízah kodóó nighanjį’?

how-Q 3-long.N here-from 2-home-to

hadaniilchaad

pl-3DO-1dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).P

hadeidínóołchał

pl-3DO-3dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).F

hadeiłgéésh

pl-3DO-3dpl-cut.it.out.I

hanołchaad

3DO-2dpl-card.it.(as.in.wool).I

haoołgizh

3DO-2dpl-cut.it.out.P

Hastiin dóó ’at’ééd lá ha’át’íí ’áyiilaa?

man and girl Q what 3-3-make.P

What did the man and the girl make?

Hái da shą’ tsinaa’eeł ’ájiilaa lá?

who DA Q boat 3-4-make.P DISC
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(I wonder) who made this boat?

Háidíígíísh neidiyoołnih nínízin?

which.one-ÍGÍÍ-Q 3-3-buy.F 2-think.NI
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Which one is s/he going to buy?

Jake ’ólta’ b bóhoneedzą́.

Jake education 3-with 3-possible.NI

Na’nízhoozhígóó deeyá, ya’?

Gallup-toward 2-go.sg.F Q

Na’ńle’dii. Tó háníyá, tóhą́ą ’ásdįįd lá.

dismay water areal-1.go 3-disappear.P DISC
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I went for water but to my dismay I found that it was all gone.

Nádí daats’í ’éí doodaii’ nideezhí daats’í bááh ’íidoolííł?

older.sister perhaps or younger.sister perhaps bread 3-make.F
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Is your older sister or your younger sister going to make bread? / Maybe your older sister or your younger sister is going to make bread.

Ne’eshłééh. T’áá ká nóólk’oł.

2-1-copy.I 2-blink.O

nideiilyé

pl-3DO-1dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.I

Nihá naazíinii bił neikai.

our leaders 3-with 3pl-1pl-go.P
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We are with our representatives.

nisiilkáá’

3DO-1dpl-investigate.it.P

Shichidí t’ahdii yá’át’ééh, ’át’ah ’índa ła’ ninááhideeshnih.

1-car still 3-good.N later one again-3-1-buy.F
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My car is stíll good so I won’t buy another one until later.

Shikéédę́ę́’ naa hodoolzhish.

1-behind-from 2-passing become.F

T’ah ’ałk’idídą́ą́’ ’éí Diné tát’áá góyaa kéédahat’íinii t’éiyá díí tábąąhgóó bidáda’ak’eh naaznil ńt’éé’.

still quite.long.ago the people water-near areal-down pl-3-reside.NI-NOM only this water-edge-toward farm 3-lie.PlO.SPN past

T’áadoo hooyání łį́į́’ shidáagi ch’éltáál.

suddenly horse 1-front-at 3-bolt.P
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All of a sudden the horse ran right in front of me.

Tsé ’ayóí ’áníłtso léi’ tsékooh góyaa hadah ch’ééłmááz.

rock remarkably large INDEF canyon areal-down areal-edge out-3-1-roll.P

Tsékooh biniit’aají łįį’hoł sizį́į́go binísá.

canyon 3-barring.to.a.point horse 4-with 3-stand.SPN.GO 3-1-caught-up.P
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I caught up with him sitting on his horse at the canyon.

Yadiizíníshą’ haa néelt’e’go nínízin?

can-Q how 3.many.N-GO 2-want.NI

yideeshjį́į́ł

FUT-FUT-1-become black, get sunburned.F