neijaah

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jaah (continuative imperfective stem of root -JAAʼ, “to handle a profusion of objects”).

Verb

neijaah

1. he/she is carrying them around (profusion of small objects as sand, seeds, pebbles)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashjaah	neiijaah	nideiijaah
2nd person	nanijaah	naahjaah	nidaahjaah
3rd person	neijaah		nideijaah
4th person	nijijaah		nidajijaah

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishéjaaʼ	nishiijaaʼ	nidashiijaaʼ
2nd person	nishíníjaaʼ	nishoojaaʼ	nidashoojaaʼ
3rd person	neizhjaaʼ		nideizhjaaʼ
4th person	nijizhjaaʼ		nidajizhjaaʼ

future	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshjih	ndiijih	ndadiijih
2nd person	ndííjih	ndoohjih	ndadoohjih
3rd person	neidoojih		ndeidoojih
4th person	nizhdoojih		ndazhdoojih

Related terms

• naazhjaaʼ
• shijaaʼ
• yijááh
• yíjááh
• yoojih