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ADAHOONIMGII VOL. 2 NO. 8 DINE BIKeYAHDI AHOOT’EHIGu Taa HAHI NAADOOLKAH NIIGO JOE DUNCAN HAADZH’ 1 ’Ahehee’ sha’deet’q diida koji beesh bii’ yati’igiis bighi’ yindaakaaigii yini daalnishigii shada’deez q, ’ahehee’. Dii ’ashdlaaadah dah ’alzhinji’ sha’dee t’anigii taa dinek’ehji, t’aa bi bizaadign bee bich’i’ hadiidzih shi’doo’niid. Naakits aadah ndhdsdzooidoo beesh bqqh dah si’anigs'i nishtj. Dll' t’aa beehoo nii’igi t’eiya bee hadeesdzih. Jo ’ei dii dine bikeyah bikda’gi ’dhoot’ehigii bee hadeesdzih. Kohoot’eedqq’ di'zdiin doo ba’aan hastqqgoo yihah yqqdqq’ beesh bqqh dah naaznili yee hadaasdzff’ dff dine bi keyahdi ’ahoot’ehigii naadoolkah daa niigo kot’eego beesh bqqh dah naaz’a m naaltsoosyah ’adeiz’ah. Ha’a’aahdi KODAAT’EHIGII DOODA! T’aadoo le’e doo baa ’ahojil yqqgoo t’aa hooghangi ndi ’a tfhool'jjh. Dii kwii k'ad§§ 'a kohaneehgo bikaa' . ’£i bqq LichiT ’Aina ’Asdzoh ’adahol yq danihilru. ’lndin binant’a’i nilfnfgff yich’[’ naal tsoos ’adeiz’ah. Kwe’e hastof ’akqq naaskai yqqdqq’ ’aadi yaa yadaalti’. Nahast’ediin doo ba’aan djidi mill bee so t’eiya bik’e naadoolkah ha’niigo bee Iq ’azljj’. Dii keyah binant’a’i jfnfyaa ndi t’aadoo bee nihich’i’ hajoodzfi’ da. Dii tl’oh nihi keyah bikaa’ holonign neeznaa naahaiidqq’ naaskaa’ ni’. ’A ko k’ad daats’i lahgo ’ahoot’e. Ha’at’n 1a doozdagi doo lahgo ’analneeh da dooleel. Dfidffgff bee nihidei ’ahoot’e dine bikeyah bikaa’gi. T’aa daats’i ya’at’eeh nahasdljj’, dooda daats’i. Dn nihil beedahodoozijt. THE NAVAHO LANGUAGE MONTHLY WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA ’lnda kohoot’eedqq’ ts’ida dff nidf zidigii bighi’ beesh bqqh dah naaz’anf ndahisoonilign ha’a’aahgoo naaskai bi ts’a’nilgo; ’aadi Waashindoondi dn bee nihidei ’ahoot’ehigii ch’fdeiz’q. ’Ako ’ef ’aadi deiniih dooleel biniighe ’aadi t’aa shi hach’i’ haasdzii’ doo kodi nihaa dnnadl doo tl’ohfgff t’aa ni dmfft’jjt ko t’eego bee hach’i’ hadasiidziV. ’Ako Iq nihizhdffniid. Es yeqni’ kwe’e jinfya. Nihidaah noojeeh lago Tseghahoodza nigi hodishnmqq t’aa ’ffdaq’ hadaah ni nijee’go Beesh Sinildi chidi naat’a’i bii’ hajffyaago hadaah nim'jee’go t’aa ndi t’aadoo dine bikeyahgoo njiyahf, bee bi dei ’ahoot’eii, dii neeznaago da dabi ka’igii dibe binaaltsoos t’aadoo jineel [ i doo t aadoo hoi beehoozini ’anfjoo dza. ’Ako ’ef t’ah baqh shini’ shidine’e ba. Ako dii keyah niha naadoolkah ig f i yinishkeedgo ’adishni. Tl’ohigii naadoolkah. Haiida bee bidei’ahoo t eii biniinaa t’oo niha’ajih dooleeligii ei doo yinishkeed da. Taa ya’at’eeh go dahinii’naa dooleeligii yinishkeed. Tad yd at’eehgo nihil haz’aq dooleel ei yinishkeed. Keyah binant’a’i kwii dine bikeyahgi nihitah jiniyahdq jo nlei Lok’aah Nteeldqq’ ch’izhniya. Tsehoo tsooiji’ nihaazhm'yahqq t’oo ’am'joodza. Ha a aahdi leejin binda’anish ’anas zjjd, ei bqq ’akqq ’anijoodza. ’Ako Wdashindoondqq’ shij tad ’aanii hdgo bi’doo’niidgo ’anaadza. ’Ako diidiigii biniinaa haiida doo bee bidiishaah da. Dii dine ba baa ntseskeesgo ’adishni. ’Ako dii k’adigii dii dine bikeyahgi nddzhdoodddl. Dn kwii, nddjidzdago dine bee bidei adahoot’eii taa altso jidinool jit. Dm bee nihidei ’ahoot’ee la doo nihikeyah bikaa’ kohoot’ee 1a ni hidizhdooniil. Aadoo dine yaa ntsf daakees dooleel, ei biniighe adishni. Ndandkw’e’e do’ dii beesh bqah dah naaz’dni niha naa’doolt’ih daaniigo yee niha naazjigo ’at’e ’adahwiis’adgdo shi dine’e. ’lnda dibehigii t’aa niha baa hwiinit’jigo ’at’e. ’Eidiigif t’aadoo bi k’ee ’ak’ida’ohdlihi. Ha’at’eego la doo niha baa ndajit’ji da la’ dadohnf. T’aa 1a ch’eeh adeiit’f ni. ’Ako t’aa nihil yit’dal, she’ashiike, shahastoi. T’aa niha atah baa yinisht’jigo dis t’aa ’al tso niha bee hadeesdzih nisin nt’qq’ lah goo biladadineshdljj’. Jo ’ako ndi bee haasdzi’igi'i shjj lahji naaltsoos naada bikaa’ dooleel. Jo la’ dff dine bikeyah bikda’gi ’ahoot’ehigii nihil beedahozin dooleel danizin. Jo ako dis dine bikeyah bikda’gi taa ’altsonf ch’iyaan da ’ayoo da’flj. ’Ako dii dibehqq t’oo yaa yi’nitgo, ’ako naasgoosha’ ’ako haa hoot’ee dooleel. Dfidffgff bee niha hadndzih ha’niigo ’alk’idqa’ baa saad ’aghqqgo hodeesh zhiizh. Jdlahgoo beeso ndi bee ’adaa din. Bee nahidoonihii, bidibehqq ndi bee ’adaasdiidgo k’ad baa dahojooba’- igi ’adaat’e. Lahgoo lees’aan doo go hweeh t’eiya chodayool’j. Dibe t’aa dfkwn daadziih, ’ei ’adaqh deit’jjgo ’ei t’oo naas bida’deedziiT. Ndeiltseedgo t’eiya t’aadoo hodina’i ’adadoodjjl. ’A dahwiis’dagod dine la’ baalchini bidei ’adahoot’eego bikee’ ndi t’aa geed ni daakai, haala beeso bee nahidoonihign bee ’adaadin ’ei bqq. Dibehfgi'f ’altso biyaa haa’nil ’ef bee ’at’e. ’Ako t’aa ’fighisii baa dahojooba’igo bit nahaz qqgo ’at’e ’adahwiis’dagdo. ’Adahwiis ’aagoo dine bitaashaago, haasfidgo, ’ef bee shil beehozingo ’adishni. ’Aadoo dff ’azee’al’jjgi haz’anfgff bee hanaadeesdzih. Nihitahgoo ’azee ’ddaal’fnfgii doo dahotsaago ndahaz’qq da. Haidqq’ dine la’ ba’alchfnf bqqh dah ndahaz’qqgo ’azee’dl’jjgi ndayiizh jaa’, nt’qq’ doo haz’a c q da, ’altso hada’- deebjid dabi’doo’niidgo dfkwff shjj t’oo nayeeda’iisnii’gola’ t’aa bita’gi t’aa nf defjaahgo ’adaadin daazljj’. ’Ef bqq ’a zee’al’j hotsaago niha ’adazhdoolfiT. T’aadoo beeso bqqh ’adin dajinfnf doo leel. Doo t’aadoo ha’at’eego yadajilti’f ’azee’al’j hotsaago ’andazhdoodlfiT. Dff biniighe ’adishni. ’lnda jef ’adjjh ghol gheego bee bqqh dah nahaz’anfgff ’al do’ t’aa sahdii ’azee’al’j ba daholqqgo (Page 2 bikaa’ baa naahane’) June 1, 1947