Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼa- (away) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-kʼáíí (imperfective stem of root -KʼAIʼ, “to spread legs”).

Verb edit

iikʼáíí

  1. (with adah, bidah, or hadah) he/she is falling with his/her legs spread

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishkʼáíí iikʼáíí adeiikʼáíí
2nd person anikʼáíí oohkʼáíí adaahkʼáíí
3rd person iikʼáíí adaakʼáíí
4th person ajikʼáíí adajikʼáíí
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííkʼaiʼ iikʼaiʼ adasiikʼaiʼ
2nd person ííníkʼaiʼ ookʼaiʼ adasookʼaiʼ
3rd person ííkʼaiʼ adaazkʼaiʼ
4th person ajííkʼaiʼ adajizkʼaiʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshkʼai adiikʼai adadiikʼai
2nd person adííkʼai adoohkʼai adadoohkʼai
3rd person adookʼai adadookʼai
4th person azhdookʼai adazhdookʼai

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