neiłdo

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -do (continuative imperfective stem of root -DO, “gas floats”).

Verb

neiłdo

1. he/she is sailing it (a balloon) around

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashdo	neiildo	nideiildo
2nd person	naniłdo	naałdo	nidaałdo
3rd person	neiłdo		nideiłdo
4th person	nijiłdo		nidajiłdo

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	niséłdo	nisiildo	nidasiildo
2nd person	nisíníłdo	nisoołdo	nidasoołdo
3rd person	neisdo		nideisdo
4th person	nijisdo		nidajisdo

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshdoh	ndiildoh	ndadiildoh
2nd person	ndííłdoh	ndoołdoh	ndadoołdoh
3rd person	neidoołdoh		ndeidoołdoh
4th person	nizhdoołdoh		ndazhdoołdoh

Related terms

• chʼéldóóh
• haaldóóh
• iiłdóóh
• naaldo
• yíłdóóh
• yoołdoh