naalgeed

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -geed (continuative imperfective stem of root -GEED, “to buck”).

Verb

naalgeed

1. it is bucking around, is going around bucking (as a horse)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	plural	dist. plural
3rd person	naalgeed		ndaalgeed

PERFECTIVE	singular	plural	dist. plural
3rd person	naasgeed		ndaasgeed

FUTURE	singular	plural	dist. plural
3rd person	ndoolgoł		ndadoolgoł