Navajo edit

Etymology edit

na- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-zo (continuative imperfective stem of root -ZO, “to mark”).

Verb edit

naʼazo

  1. he/she/it is scribbling, making marks, writing

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naʼaso naʼiidzo nidaʼiidzo
2nd person naʼízo naʼohso nidaʼohso
3rd person naʼazo nidaʼazo
4th person niʼjizo nidaʼjizo
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person niʼsézo niʼsiidzo nidaʼsiidzo
2nd person niʼsínízo niʼsoozo nidaʼsoozo
3rd person naʼazo nidaʼazo
4th person niʼjizo nidaʼjizo

Synonyms edit