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* Divide between night and evening semantically small, therefore our generalization is tłʼééʼ -> night, with possibility of representing evening as well | * Divide between night and evening semantically small, therefore our generalization is tłʼééʼ -> night, with possibility of representing evening as well | ||
| + | * If preceded by Díí (this), translate to night (to form the meaning of tonight) | ||
===Example 2: naaltsoos === | ===Example 2: naaltsoos === | ||
Revision as of 18:09, 6 May 2022
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
- If preceded by Díí (this), translate to night (to form the meaning of tonight)
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. |
- Since, because -> Man
- [Particle used when the speaker is pointing out something] -> Man
- [Particle used on discovering something: ‘oh yes, I see] -> Man ngayqan
