Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

haaʼnééh

  1. he/she/it is crawling up out (as from a hole or mud)

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haashʼnééh haiiʼnééh hadeiiʼnééh
2nd person haniʼnééh haahʼnééh hadaahʼnééh
3rd person haaʼnééh hadaaʼnééh
4th person hajiʼnééh hadajiʼnééh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haashʼnaʼ haiiʼnaʼ hadasiiʼnaʼ
2nd person háíníʼnaʼ haoohʼnaʼ hadasoohʼnaʼ
3rd person haaʼnaʼ hadaasʼnaʼ
4th person hajooʼnaʼ hadajisʼnaʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeeshʼnah hadiiʼnah hadadiiʼnah
2nd person hadííʼnah hadoohʼnah hadadoohʼnah
3rd person hadooʼnah hadadooʼnah
4th person hazhdooʼnah hadazhdooʼnah

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -nah
  • OPTATIVE: -nééh

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