Diné Bizaad (Navajo)
[aka Diné Bizaad, Navajo, Navaho]Classification: Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit
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Sorry people, I had some difficulty loading my videos for the past couple of days. This video actually comes BEFORE the video regarding the Navajo Word "bee." So please, watch this video before you see the video regarding "bee." Today's Navajo Word of the Day, "bá," means "for him, for her, or for it." Note: please turn on your annotations button so you can see the subtitles!! Here are the examples for this word: Bá: for him/her/it Baa: about him/her/it Áshłééh: I'm making (present tense) I'm making it for him/her/it. Bá áshłééh. Navajo Language Sentence Structure: [OBJECT] -- [ACTION] -- [VERB] I'm volunteering for it (an event). Bá volunteer áshłééh. Person action is done for - [OBJECT] -- bá -- [ACTION] -- [VERB] I'm recording a movie for my brother. Shibrother éí movie bá record áshłééh. Navajo Language Sentence Structure: [OBJECT:movie] -- [ACTION:record] -- [VERB:áshłééh] Navajo Language Sentence Structure: Shibrother [OBJECT:movie] -- bá -- [ACTION:record] -- [VERB: áshłééh] Éí: him/her/it I'm opening the door for my grandma. Shigrandma (éí) door bá open áshłééh. Grandma -- [ OBJECT: door] -- bá -- [ACTION:open] -- [VERB :áshłééh] I'm Xeroxing some papers for my co-worker. Shico-worker éí papers ła' bá Xerox áshłééh. Co-worker -- [ OBJECT: papers] -- bá -- [ACTION:xerox] -- [VERB :áshłééh] Ná: for you Bá: for him, her or it Door ná lock áshłééh. I'm locking the door for you. Door ná lock áshłééh, ya'? I'm locking the door for you, alright? I'm ironing your shirt (for you). Nishirt ná iron áshłééh. [OBJECT: shirt] -- ná -- [ACTION:iron] -- [VERB :áshłééh] Can I iron your shirt (for you)? Nishirt ná iron áshłééh ya'? Keep in mind the unusual outliers to the "áshłééh" pattern: Bá cook áshłééh I'm cooking for him/her (incorrect). Bá cook é'éshłééh I'm cooking for him/her (correct). Clean áshłééh I'm cleaning (incorrect). Clean náháshłééh I'm cleaning (correct). I hope you find these tutorials useful. Again, taking one small baby step at a time... so practice & enjoy! :-)