neiłmaas

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -maas (continuative imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).

Verb

neiłmaas

1. he/she is rolling it around

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naasmaas	neiilmaas	ndeiilmaas
2nd person	naniłmaas	naałmaas	ndaałmaas
3rd person	neiłmaas		ndeiłmaas
4th person	njiłmaas		ndajiłmaas

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	niséłmááz	nisiilmááz	ndasiilmááz
2nd person	nisíníłmááz	nisoołmááz	ndasoołmááz
3rd person	neismááz		ndeismááz
4th person	njismááz		ndajismááz

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeesmas	ndiilmas	ndadiilmas
2nd person	ndííłmas	ndoołmas	ndadoołmas
3rd person	neidoołmas		ndeidoołmas
4th person	nizhdoołmas		ndazhdoołmas

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -mas
• OPTATIVE: -maas

Related terms

• chʼémáás
• chʼííłmáás
• haamáás
• haiłmáás
• iimáás
• iiłmáás
• naamaas
• niimas
• nímaz
• yiłmáás
• yíłmáás
• yiłmaz
• yimáás
• yímáás
• yimas
• yiniłmas
• yiniiłmas
• yoołmas

See also

• neiłbąąs