Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-nééh (imperfective stem of root -NÁ, “to migrate”).

Verb edit

yínééh

  1. he/she arrives or comes moving (his/her household or residence)

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nishnééh niiʼnééh daniiʼnééh
2nd person nínééh nohnééh danohnééh
3rd person yínééh deínééh
4th person jínééh dajínééh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person níná niiʼná daniiʼná
2nd person yíníná nooná danooná
3rd person níná daazná
4th person jiníná dajizná
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshnééł diiʼnééł dadiiʼnééł
2nd person díínééł doohnééł dadoohnééł
3rd person doonééł dadoonééł
4th person jidoonééł dazhdoonééł