Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼa- (away) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).

Verb edit

iildlóósh

  1. he/she is going away on all fours, creeping away on all fours
    Yah iildlóósh.He goes away into an enclosure on all four.
    Yóóʼ iildlóósh.He gets lost, going on all four.

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishdlóósh iildlóósh adeiildlóósh
2nd person anildlóósh oołdlóósh adaałdlóósh
3rd person iildlóósh adaaldlóósh
4th person ajildlóósh adajildlóósh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person eeshdloozh iildloozh adashiildloozh
2nd person ííníldloozh oołdloozh adashoołdloozh
3rd person eeldloozh adaashdloozh
4th person ajooldloozh adajishdloozh
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshdlosh adiildlosh adadiildlosh
2nd person adííldlosh adoołdlosh adadoołdlosh
3rd person adooldlosh adadooldlosh
4th person azhdooldlosh adazhdooldlosh

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -dlosh
  • OPTATIVE: -dlóósh

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