Navaho Lesson #2
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- his spouse, pal
- bich'ooní
- very, really
- ayóo[go]
- but
- ndí
- not
- doo ... da
- difficult
- nantł'ah
- it is pretty, nice
- nizhóní
- his father
- bizhé'é
- his mother
- bimá
- filler word
- éiyá
- she exists
- hóló~
- no!
- ndaga'
- question marker
- da'
- well
- jó
- goodbye
- hágoónee'
- uh huh, ok, fine
- lá~'ąą
- a mother
- amá
- a father
- azhé'é
- an older brother
- ánaaí
- a younger brother
- atsilí
- an older sister
- ádí
- a younger sister
- adeezhí
- a spouse, pal
- ach'ooní
- a maternal grandmother
- amá sání
- a maternal grandfather
- acheii
- a paternal grandparent, son's children (paternal grandchildren)
- análí
- my mother
- shimá
- your mother
- nimá
- our mother
- nihimá
- my father
- shizhé'é
- your father
- nizhé'é
- my older brother
- shínaaí
- my older sister
- shádí
- your older sister
- nádí
- his older sister
- bádí
- our older sister
- nihádí
- My younger sister's name is Ann
- Shideezhí Ann wolyé
- Nancy's older sister is called Carol
- Nancy bádí Carol wolyé
- Bessie is Kee's mother
- Bessie éí Kii bimá
- What clan are you?
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Haa dóone'é nílí~?
Ha'át'íí nílí~? - I am of the bitterwater clan
- TódÃch'Ãi'nii éà nishÅ‚Ã~
- For which clan were you born?
- Ha'át'íí bá shínílchíín?
- I was born for the salt clan
- áshįįhí bá shíshchíín
- My spouse's name is Pat
- Shich'ooní Pat wolyé
- Bill's wife is named Mary
- Bill bich'ooní Mary wolyé
- he, she it exists
- hóló~
- they exist
- dahóló~
- Kii has a mother and father
- Kii bimá dóó bizhé'é hóló~
- Kii's parents have a home
- Kii bimá dóó bizhé'é bighan hóló~
- Navajos at Chinle have homes
- Ch'ÃÅ„lÃ~įdi t'áá diné bighan dahóló~
- I think Betsy is very pretty
- Betsy ayóo shiÅ‚ nizhónÃ
- Jackson doesn't consider Betsy to be pretty
- Jackson éà Betsy doo bił nizhónà da
- We think our homes are nice
- Nihighan nihiÅ‚ danizhónÃ
- Navajo is very difficult for the white man
- Bilagáana hastiin diné bizaad ayóo bił nantł'ah
- As for me, Navajo isn't difficult for me
- Shà éiyá diné bizaad doo shił nantł'ah da.
- I really like the Navajo language
- Diné bizaad ayóo shił yá'át'ééh
- Jill is really learning Navajo
- Jill ayóo diné bizaad yÃhooÅ‚'aah
- I'm really learning Navajo
- ayóogo diné bizaad bíhoosh'aah
- Jack thinks Jill is very pretty
- Jack Jill ayóo biÅ‚ nizhónÃ
- I don't like that word at all
- éà saad ayóo doo shił nizhónà da
- That is no good
- éí doo yá'át'ééh da
- Navajo isn't difficult
- Diné bizaad doo nantł'ah da
- That isn't mine
- éí doo shí da
- The boy's name isn't George
- Ashkii doo George wolyée da
- He is not learning Navajo
- Doo diné bizaad yÃhooÅ‚'aah da
- As for him, he likes the Navajo language
- éà éiyá diné bizaad biÅ‚ nizhónÃ
- John is not a white man
- John éiyá doo bilagáana nilí~į da
- Does Celia like Navajo? (std)
- Celiaásh diné bizaad bił nizhón�
- Does Celia like Navajo? (new)
- Da' Celi diné bizaad bił nizhón�
- Does Celia like Navajo? (both)
- Da' Celiaásh diné bizaad bił nizhón�
- Hey, that's good!
- Jó, yá'át'ééh
- Well, that's nice! That's fine!
- Jó, nizhóní
- Okay, it sounds good to me
- Lá~'ąą, éà shił yá'át'ééh
- At home
- hooghandi
- paternal grandfather
- análí hastiin
- paternal grandmother
- análí asdzá~á~
- he is learning
- ÃhooÅ‚'aah
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Albuquerque
(bell in elevated position) - Bee'eldíílahsinil or Bee'eldííl dah sinil
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Flagstaff, Durango
(many houses) - Kin Łání
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Ganado
(wide reeds) - Lók'aahnteel
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Keams Canyon
(reeds extend along black) - Lók'aa' Deeshjin
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Gallup
(bridge) - Na'nízhoozhí
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Shiprock community
(tall boss) - Naat'áanii Nééz
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Farmington
(between the waters) - Tóta'
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Kayenta
(fringed by fingers of water) - Tó Dínéeshzhee'
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Tuba City
(it forms rivulets of water) - Tó Naneesdizí
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Crownpoint, NM
(slender cottonwood gap) - T'iis Ts'óózí Œdeeshgiizh
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Holbrook
(house under a cottonwood) - T'iis Yaa Kin
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Window Rock
(hole in the rock) - Tségháhoodzání
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Ft. Defiance
(meadow between rocks) - Tséhootsooí
- Washington
- Wááshindoon
- your story
- ádaa hólne'
- there
- áadi
- Is your spouse also studying Navajo?
- Nich'oonÃÃsh aÅ‚dó' diné bizaad yÃhooÅ‚'aah?
- Yes, I really like it. But it's hard.
- Aóó, éà ayóo shiÅ‚ nizhónÃ. NantÅ‚'ah ndi.
- woman
- asdzá~á~
- your paternal grandfather
- ninálí hastiin
- your paternal grandmother
- ninálí asdzá~á~
- your maternal grandmother
- nimásání
- your older brother
- nínaaí
- water
- tó
- between
- ta'
- house, trading post, building
- kin
- tree, cottonwood
- t'iis
- rock, stone
- tsé
- your younger brother
- nitsilí
- your younger sister
- nideezhí
- Where is your mother's house?
- Nimá háadi bighan?
- wide
- nteel
- black
- Å‚izhin
- extend
- deiz'á
- what
- ha'át'íí
- clan
- adóone'é
- subordinating and adverbializing element
- -go