Difference between revisions of "Navajo and English/Lexical selection"
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| Shiyázhí, naaltsoos wóltaʼí naadiin góneʼ nihá yíníłtaʼ. || My child read page 20 in the textbook. | | Shiyázhí, naaltsoos wóltaʼí naadiin góneʼ nihá yíníłtaʼ. || My child read page 20 in the textbook. | ||
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Example 1: tłʼééʼ
| Navajo Sentence | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Díí tłʼééʼ neeznáájiʼ ííníshtaʼ. | Tonight I am in class up till ten.. |
| Áko tłʼééʼ hazlį́į́ʼ áádóó jį́ hazlį́įʼjįʼ áłtsé łaʼa jį́ azlį́į́ʼ. | And there was evening and there was morning, one day. |
- Divide between night and evening semantically small, therefore our generalization is tłʼééʼ -> night, with possibility of representing evening as well
Example 2: naaltsoos
| Navajo Sentence | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Shiyázhí, nízhiʼ naaltsoos bikááʼ íníleeh. | My child, write your name on the paper. . |
| Shiyázhí, naaltsoos wóltaʼí naadiin góneʼ nihá yíníłtaʼ. | My child read page 20 in the textbook. |
| Naaltsoos tsitsʼaaʼ naaltsoos atseedzį́ biiʼ hadéébįįd. |
- Since, because -> Man
- [Particle used when the speaker is pointing out something] -> Man
- [Particle used on discovering something: ‘oh yes, I see] -> Man ngayqan
