Navajo edit

Etymology edit

yisdá- (to safety) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).

Verb edit

yisdáʼnééh

  1. he/she/it is crawling to safety, is reaching safety crawling

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisdáshʼnééh yisdéiiʼnééh yisdádeiiʼnééh
2nd person yisdáníʼnééh yisdáhʼnééh yisdádaahʼnééh
3rd person yisdáʼnééh yisdádaaʼnééh
4th person yisdájíʼnééh yisdádajiʼnééh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisdááshʼnaʼ yisdéiiʼnaʼ yisdádeiiʼnaʼ
2nd person yisdéíníʼnaʼ yisdáoohʼnaʼ yisdádaoohʼnaʼ
3rd person yisdááʼnaʼ yisdádaasʼnaʼ
4th person yisdájooʼnaʼ yisdádajisʼnaʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisdádeeshʼnah yisdádiiʼnah yisdádadiiʼnah
2nd person yisdádííʼnah yisdádoohʼnah yisdádadoohʼnah
3rd person yisdádooʼnah yisdádadooʼnah
4th person yisdázhdooʼnah yisdádazhdooʼnah

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -nah
  • OPTATIVE: -nééh

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