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Yadiizíní bigháníshgéésh.
can 3-through-1-cut.open.I’Adą́ą́dą́ą́’ shá bíighah kintahdi tádísháahgo shee ’i’íí’ą́.
yesterday sun proportionate town-at 1-go.about.Prog-GO 1-on 3-sun.went.down.P’Ahbínídą́ą́’ hashbį’go baa nídiisdzá ’ákondi t’áadoo ’áłtso da.
morning-past 1-clear.I-GO 3-for 1-start.P however but not-yet all NEG
listen
Even though I started clearing the land this morning I didn’t finish.
bookmark- Imperfective (I) (∅, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- hashbį’ clear the landfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- Perfective (P) (yi, ni, si, yi-∅)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ńdiishdááh startfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’ahbínídą́ą́’ this morningfind in Navajo Adverb Lexicon
- -dą́ą́’ past timefind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- time
- -aa tofind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- goal
’Ashkii chizh dáádílkał yiníkáiyiníłhan.
boy firewood door 3-through-3-3-throw.P’Awéé’ bimá bit’ah sitį́.
baby 3-mother 3-undercover 3-lying.SPN’áko ndi
CONJ-diníná
-ta’
Béégashii yáázh ła’ shibee’í’diidłííd bik’i niní’ą́.
calf one 1-cattle.brand 3-on 3-1-put.NPCh’iyáán bá hooghandi béeso bideená naashnish.
food.store-at money 3-in-exchange.for 1-work.CIdadoołhį́į́’
pl-3DO-2dpl-melt.it.PDibé yah ánádanołkaad!
sheep inside semelit-pl-2pl-gather.Rdidínóołkał
3DO-2dpl-start.to.herd.them.(animals).Fstart to herd them (animals), 2nd person dual
bookmarkDíí na’ach’ąą’ígíí ’éí Diné bee ’iiná shį́į́ wolyé.
TOP 3-picture.I-ÍGÍÍ Navajo 3-by.means.of living perhaps 3-name.NII think this picture is about how Navajos live.
bookmarkDlǫ́ǫ́’ ba’áán góne’ yah ’adeeshnii’go dlǫ́’áyázhí shishhash.
prairie.dog 3-hole into down1-3.to.reach.out.hand prairie.dog-little 1-bite.PDoo ndó’ daatsaah noolin da.
NEG but 3-be.sick.I 3-resemble.NP NEGDoo łá’í ndi naash’áa da.
NEG one but 3-1-hold.SRO.CI NEGHa’át’íísh hastiin dóó ’at’ééd ’áyiilaa?
what-Q man and girl 3-3-make.PHaa’í lá neezgai?
where Q 3-hurt.Nhaashgéésh
3DO-1-cut.it.out.IHádą́ą́’sh Dibé Nitsaadę́ę́’ néínídzá?
when-past-Q Colorado 3-return.PHái da shą’ tsinaa’eeł ’ájiilaa?
who DA Q boat 3-4-make.PHáidíígíí lá neidiyoołnih?
which.one-ÍGÍÍ Q 3-3-buy.FHáí lá kintahgóó shił ’adoołbąs?
who-Q town-to 1-me 3-drive.Fjidoołbish
3DO-4-boil.it.FJooł ’ahííłhan ’áádóó ’atiin dóó ’anít’i’ báhátis ’eelts’id.
ball 3-1-throw.P and.then road and fence 3-over 3-move.SRO.PKwii nináá’nísh’aah.
here again-3-1-place.RMósí ch’óółt’e’ lágo.
cat out-3-2-carry.O LÁGONa’nízhoozhígóó chídí doo nił dah didoolwoł da.
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)
bookmark- Command, negativefind in Navajo Imperatives
- Futurefind in Navajo Imperatives
- -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)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- ’oolwoł drivefind in Navajo Verb Modes
Náhookǫsdę́ę́’ níłch’igo ’ayóo deesk’aaz.
north.from breeze-GO very cold.SPNNédáá dóó bikáá’adání bik’i ndinís’eez.
1-sit and table 3-on 1-place-1-foot.Pnideizlá
pl-3DO-3dpl-carry.a.ropelike.thing.around.Pcarry a ropelike thing around, 3rd person plural
bookmarkNił bééhózinísh ’éí doodaii’ nicheii daats’í bił bééhózin?
2-with 3-know.CI-Q TOP or 2-grandfather perhaps 3-with 3-know.CI
listen
Do you know or does your grandfather know?
bookmark- -ił withfind in Navajo Postposition Lexicon
- accompaniment
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes
- -ísh enclitic for yes/no questions
- doodaii’ particle or
- daats’í particle for perhaps
- Continuative Imperfective (CI)find in Navajo Verb Modes
- nisin think, wantfind in Navajo Verb Modes