naʼnitin

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tin (continuative imperfective stem of root -TĄ́, “to teach”).

Verb

naʼnitin

1. he/she gives instruction, teaches, coaches
2. he/she is a teacher

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naʼnishtin	naʼniitin	ndaʼniitin
2nd person	naʼnítin	naʼnohtin	ndaʼnohtin
3rd person	naʼnitin		ndaʼnitin
4th person	nazhʼnitin		ndazhʼnitin

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naʼnétą́ą́ʼ	naʼneetą́ą́ʼ	ndaʼneetą́ą́ʼ
2nd person	naʼnínítą́ą́ʼ	naʼnootą́ą́ʼ	ndaʼnootą́ą́ʼ
3rd person	naʼneeztą́ą́ʼ		ndaʼneeztą́ą́ʼ
4th person	nazhʼneeztą́ą́ʼ		ndazhʼneeztą́ą́ʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndíʼnéeshtįįł	ndíʼníitįįł	ndadíʼníitįįł
2nd person	ndíʼníítįįł	ndíʼnóohtįįł	ndadíʼnóohtįįł
3rd person	ndíʼnóotįįł		ndadíʼnóotįįł
4th person	ndízhʼnóotįįł		ndadízhʼnóotįįł

Noun

naʼnitin

1. teaching, instruction
2. advice, counsel