Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ha- (up out) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (oral) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-zóóh (imperfective stem of root -ZOʼ, “to spit”).

Verb edit

haidizóóh

  1. he/she is spitting it out

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadisóóh hadiidzóóh hadadiidzóóh
2nd person hadízóóh hadohsóóh hadadohsóóh
3rd person haidizóóh hadeidizóóh
4th person hazhdizóóh hadazhdizóóh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadíízoʼ hadiidzoʼ hadadiidzoʼ
2nd person hadíínízoʼ hadoozoʼ hadadoozoʼ
3rd person haidíízoʼ hadeideezoʼ
4th person hazhdíízoʼ hadazhdeezoʼ