naazlá

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lá (neuter perfective stem of root -LÁ, “to handle slender flexible objects”).

Verb

naazlá

they lie around somewhere, are located somewhere (slender flexible objects as ropes, chains, belts)
they lie around somewhere, are located somewhere (pairs of objects as shoes, socks, scissors)
they lie around somewhere, are located somewhere (conglomeration as constellations, kernels, words of a language,...)
they lie around somewhere, are located somewhere (objects of unknown shape)

Usage notes

This verb is limited to expression in the third person and refers to multiple items. Also occurs with distributive da- as ndaazlá, referring to a plurality of objects lying in groups.

For a single item, use the verb silá.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

PERFECTIVE	singular	plural	dist. plural
3rd person	(silá)	naazlá	ndaazlá