Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ha- (up out) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb edit

haiłbąąs

  1. he/she is rolling it up out (a wheel, a hoop)
  2. he/she is driving it up out (a wheeled vehicle)

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haasbąąs haiilbąąs hadeiilbąąs
2nd person haniłbąąs haałbąąs hadaałbąąs
3rd person haiłbąąs hadeiłbąąs
4th person hajiłbąąs hadajiłbąąs
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hááłbą́ą́z haiilbą́ą́z hadasiilbą́ą́z
2nd person háíníłbą́ą́z haoołbą́ą́z hadasoołbą́ą́z
3rd person hayííłbą́ą́z hadeisbą́ą́z
4th person hajííłbą́ą́z hadajisbą́ą́z
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeesbąs hadiilbąs hadadiilbąs
2nd person hadííłbąs hadoołbąs hadadoołbąs
3rd person haidoołbąs hadeidoołbąs
4th person hazhdoołbąs hadazhdoołbąs

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
  • PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
  • FUTURE: -bąs
  • ITERATIVE: -bąs
  • OPTATIVE: -bąąs

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