Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ná- (around) + -ho- (space, area, things) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-zo (continuative imperfective stem of root -ZO, “to mark”).

Verb edit

náházo

  1. he/she is drawing a line around an area
  2. Third-person singular and dual perfective form of náházo

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person náháso náhwiidzo nídahwiidzo
2nd person náhózo náhóhso nídahohso
3rd person náházo nídahazo
4th person náhojizo nídahojizo
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person náhosézo náhosiidzo nídahosiidzo
2nd person náhosínízo náhosoozo nídahosoozo
3rd person náházo nídahazo
4th person náhojizo nídahojizo

Derived terms edit