Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-ghą́ą́ʼ (durative imperfective stem of root -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to snore”)

Verb edit

ałhą́ą́ʼ

  1. he/she is snoring

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi)

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ashhą́ą́ʼ iilghą́ą́ʼ daʼiilghą́ą́ʼ
2nd person íłhą́ą́ʼ ołhą́ą́ʼ daʼołhą́ą́ʼ
3rd person ałhą́ą́ʼ daʼałhą́ą́ʼ
4th person ajiłhą́ą́ʼ daʼjiłhą́ą́ʼ
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííłhą́ą́ʼ iilghą́ą́ʼ daʼiilghą́ą́ʼ
2nd person ííníłhą́ą́ʼ oołhą́ą́ʼ daʼoołhą́ą́ʼ
3rd person ííłhą́ą́ʼ daʼííłhą́ą́ʼ
4th person ajííłhą́ą́ʼ daʼjííłhą́ą́ʼ