Wiktionary:About Navajo

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This policy explains considerations for Navajo entries that are not covered by WT:ELE and other general policies.

Basics edit

Simple noun example edit

  • This is a simple entry for the word tsé (stone), and shows the most fundamental elements of an article:
==Navajo==

===Noun===
{{head|nv|noun}}

# [[rock]], [[stone]], [[boulder]]

====Inflection====
{{nv-pos-lowtone|nááʼ}}

====Inflection====
{{nv-pos-lowtone-si|tsilí}}

====Inflection====
{{nv-pos-hightone|laʼ}}

====Inflection====
{{nv-pos-hightone-si|tsą́ą́ʼ}}

Simple verb example edit

  • This is a simple entry for the word yicha (cry), and shows the most fundamental elements of an article:
==Navajo==

===Verb===
{{head|nv|verb}}

# he/she is [[cry]]ing

====Conjugation====
{{nv-verbtable|IMPERFECTIVE
|yishcha|yiicha|deiicha|nicha|wohcha|daahcha|yicha|daacha|jicha|dajicha}}
{{nv-verbtable|PERFECTIVE
|yícha|yiicha|deiicha|yínícha|woocha|daoocha|yícha|dáácha|jíícha|dajíícha}}

Simple postposition examples edit

  • This is a simple entry for the word bee (by means of it), and shows the most fundamental elements of an article:
==Navajo==

===Postposition===
{{head|nv|postposition}}

# [[with]], [[by means of]], by means of it

====Inflection====
{{nv-postpositions|ee}}
  • This is a simple entry for the word bikááʼ (on it), and shows the most fundamental elements of an article:
==Navajo==

===Postposition===
{{head|nv|postposition}}

# on it, on its surface

====Inflection====
{{nv-postpositions-lowtone|kááʼ}}
  • This is a simple entry for the word shíká (for me), and shows the most fundamental elements of an article:
==Navajo==

===Postposition===
{{head|nv|postposition}}

# [[for]] me, [[after]] me 

====Inflection====
{{nv-postpositions-hightone|ká}}