Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-deeł (durative imperfective stem of root -DÉÉL, “to eat plural objects”).

Verb edit

aldeeł (intransitive)

  1. he/she is chewing (plural objects)
  2. he/she is eating (plural objects)

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ashdeeł iildeeł daʼiildeeł
2nd person íldeeł ołdeeł daʼołdeeł
3rd person aldeeł daʼaldeeł
4th person ajildeeł daʼjildeeł
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person eeshdéél iildéél daʼiildéél
2nd person ííníldéél oołdéél daʼoołdéél
3rd person ooldéél daʼooldéél
4th person ajooldéél daʼjooldéél
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshdeeł adiildeeł daʼdiildeeł
2nd person adííldeeł adoołdeeł daʼdoołdeeł
3rd person adooldeeł daʼdooldeeł
4th person azhdooldeeł dazhʼdooldeeł

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