Navajo edit

Etymology edit

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-jid (continuative imperfective stem of root -JID, “to carry on one's back”).

Verb edit

neiłjid

  1. he/she is carrying it around on his/her back

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashjid neiiljid nideiiljid
2nd person naniłjid naałjid nidaałjid
3rd person neiłjid nideiłjid
4th person nijiłjid nidajiłjid
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nishéłjid nishiiljid nidashiiljid
2nd person nishíníłjid nishoołjid nidashoołjid
3rd person neishjid nideishjid
4th person nijishjid nidajishjid
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshjił ndiiljił ndadiiljił
2nd person ndííłjił ndoołjił ndadoołjił
3rd person neidoołjił ndeidoołjił
4th person nizhdoołjił ndazhdoołjił

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