Navajo edit

Etymology edit

di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).

Verb edit

dildlóósh

  1. he/she starts to go on all fours, to creep along
  2. it starts to trot along (a quadruped)
    Shił dildlóósh.I start to ride along on it (a horse).

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person dishdlóósh diildlóósh dadiildlóósh
2nd person díldlóósh dołdlóósh dadołdlóósh
3rd person dildlóósh dadildlóósh
4th person jidildlóósh dazhdildlóósh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person déshdloozh deeldloozh dadeeldloozh
2nd person díníldloozh dishoołdloozh dadishoołdloozh
3rd person deeshdloozh dadeeshdloozh
4th person jideeshdloozh dazhdeeshdloozh
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideeshdlosh didiildlosh dadidiildlosh
2nd person didííldlosh didoołdlosh dadidoołdlosh
3rd person didooldlosh dadidooldlosh
4th person dizhdooldlosh dazhdidooldlosh

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -dlosh
  • OPTATIVE: -dlóósh

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