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Etymology

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na- (across) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -í- (against, reaching) + -di- (oral) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-kid (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KID, “to ask”).

Verb

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naʼídíłkid

  1. he/she is asking a question, making an inquiry
  2. second-person singular imperfective of naʼídíłkid

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi), with some irregularities.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naʼídíshkid naʼídíilkid naʼídadíilkid
2nd person naʼídíłkid naʼídółkid naʼídadółkid
3rd person naʼídíłkid naʼídadíłkid
4th person naʼízhdíłkid naʼídazhdíłkid
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naʼídééłkid naʼídíilkid naʼídadíilkid
2nd person naʼídííníłkid naʼídóołkid naʼídadóołkid
3rd person naʼídééłkid naʼídadééłkid
4th person naʼízhdééłkid naʼídazhdééłkid

Derived terms

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