Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

iiʼnééh

  1. he/she/it is crawling away
    Yah iiʼnééh.He crawls away into an enclosure.

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishʼnééh iiʼnééh adeiiʼnééh
2nd person aniʼnééh oohʼnééh adaahʼnééh
3rd person iiʼnééh adaaʼnééh
4th person ajiʼnééh adajiʼnééh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person eeshʼnaʼ iiʼnaʼ adasiiʼnaʼ
2nd person ííníʼnaʼ oohʼnaʼ adasoohʼnaʼ
3rd person eeʼnaʼ adaasʼnaʼ
4th person ajooʼnaʼ adajisʼnaʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshʼnah adiiʼnah adadiiʼnah
2nd person adííʼnah adoohʼnah adadoohʼnah
3rd person adooʼnah adadooʼnah
4th person azhdooʼnah adazhdooʼnah

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -nah
  • OPTATIVE: -nééh

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