nábał

See also: nabal and Nabal

Navajo

Etymology

ná- (“around”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bał (reversative imperfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtain like, to whirl, to flap”).

Verb

nábał

he/she is turning or whirling around quickly
Awééʼ hááchago nísébaal. ― As the baby started to cry, I turned around quickly.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Reversative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	náshbał	néiibał	ńdeiibał
2nd person	náníbał	náhbał	ńdaahbał
3rd person	nábał		ńdaabał
4th person	ńjíbał		ńdajibał

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nísébaal	nísiibaal	ńdasiibaal
2nd person	nísíníbaal	nísoobaal	ńdasoobaal
3rd person	názbaal		ńdaazbaal
4th person	ńjízbaal		ńdajizbaal

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ńdeeshbał	ńdiibał	ńdadiibał
2nd person	ńdííbał	ńdoohbał	ńdadoohbał
3rd person	ńdoobał		ńdadoobał
4th person	nízhdoobał		ńdazhdoobał

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