nahałʼin
Navajo
editEtymology
editna- (atelic, circuital) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼin (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to bark”).
Verb
editnahałʼin
- it (a dog) barks
Usage notes
editThis verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
This verb has an alternative si-perfective nahasʼįįd, which may rather belong to a Continuative (∅/si) paradigm.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Durative (∅/yi), third person only.
3rd person singular | |
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IMPERFECTIVE | nahałʼin |
PERFECTIVE | nahóółʼįįd |
FUTURE | nahodoołʼįįd |