Navajo edit

Etymology edit

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-chʼąął (continuative imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄ́Ą́L, “to move suspended”).

Verb edit

neiłchʼąął (intransitive)

  1. he/she is carrying it around on a handle or cord.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashchʼąął neiilchʼąął ndeiilchʼąął
2nd person naniłchʼąął naałchʼąął ndaałchʼąął
3rd person neiłchʼąął ndeiłchʼąął
4th person njiłchʼąął ndajiłchʼąął
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nishéłchʼą́ą́l nishiilchʼą́ą́l ndashiilchʼą́ą́l
2nd person nishíníłchʼą́ą́l nishoołchʼą́ą́l ndashoołchʼą́ą́l
3rd person neishchʼą́ą́l ndeishchʼą́ą́l
4th person njishchʼą́ą́l ndajishchʼą́ą́l
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshchʼął ndiilchʼął ndadiilchʼął
2nd person ndííłchʼął ndoołchʼął ndadoołchʼął
3rd person neidoołchʼął ndeidoołchʼął
4th person nizhdoołchʼął ndazhdoołchʼął

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