Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ha- (up out) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-gééd (imperfective stem of root -GEED, “to stick”).

Verb edit

haiłgééd

  1. he/she is sticking it (his/her tongue) out

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haashgééd haiilgééd hadeiilgééd
2nd person haniłgééd haałgééd hadaałgééd
3rd person haiłgééd hadeiłgééd
4th person hajiłgééd hadajiłgééd
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hááłgeed haiilgeed hadasiilgeed
2nd person háíníłgeed haoołgeed hadasoołgeed
3rd person hayííłgeed hadeisgeed
4th person hajííłgeed hadajisgeed
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeeshgoł hadiilgoł hadadiilgoł
2nd person hadííłgoł hadoołgoł hadadoołgoł
3rd person haidoołgoł hadeidoołgoł
4th person hazhdoołgoł hadazhdoołgoł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -gééd
  • PERFECTIVE: -geed
  • FUTURE: -goł
  • ITERATIVE: -goʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -gééd

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