ʼa-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"
Navajo
editPronunciation
editPrefix
editʼa-
Conjugation
edit| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ʼash- | ʼii- | daʻii- |
| 2nd person | ʼí- | ʼoh- | daʼoh- |
| 3rd person | ʼa- | daʼa- | |
| 4th person | ʼaji- | daʼji- | |
| perfective (yi-∅/ł) | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ʼeesh- | ʼii- | daʼii- |
| 2nd person | ʼííní- | ʼoo- | daʼoo- |
| 3rd person | ʼíí- | daʼíí- | |
| 4th person | ʼajíí- | daʼjíi- | |
| perfective (yi-d/l) | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ninish- | ʼii- | daʼii- |
| 2nd person | ʼííní- | ʼooh- | daʼooh- |
| 3rd person | ʼoo- | daʼoo- | |
| 4th person | ʼajoo- | daʼjoo- | |
| perfective (si-∅/ł) | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ʼasé- | ʼasii- | daʼsii- |
| 2nd person | ʼasíní- | ʼasoo- | daʼsoo- |
| 3rd person | ʼaz- | daʼaz- | |
| 4th person | ʼajiz- | daʼjiz- | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ʼadeesh- | ʼadii- | daʼdii- |
| 2nd person | ʼadíí- | ʼadooh- | daʼdooh- |
| 3rd person | ʼadoo- | daʼdoo- | |
| 4th person | ʼazhdoo- | daʼzhdoo- | |
| iterative | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náʼásh- | náʼii- | nídaʼii- |
| 2nd person | náʼí- | náʼóh- | nídaʼoh- |
| 3rd person | náʼá- | nídaʼa- | |
| 4th person | níʼjí- | nídaʼjí- | |
| optative | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ʼósh- | ʼoo- | daʻoo- |
| 2nd person | ʼóó- | ʼooh- | daʼooh- |
| 3rd person | ʼó- | daʼó- | |
| 4th person | ʼajó- | daʼjó- | |
See also
editReferences
edit- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 123.