Navajo edit

Etymology edit

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-loʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -LOʼ, “to act with a rope”).

Verb edit

neiloʼ

  1. he/she is driving it around, steering it around (a vehicle, originally by means of reins or cables)
  2. he/she is carrying it around by a handle, string, or cord

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashłoʼ neiidloʼ ndeiidloʼ
2nd person naniloʼ naahłoʼ ndaahłoʼ
3rd person neiloʼ ndeiloʼ
4th person njiloʼ ndajiloʼ
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person niséloʼ nisiidloʼ ndasiidloʼ
2nd person nisíníloʼ nisooloʼ ndasooloʼ
3rd person neizloʼ ndeizloʼ
4th person njizloʼ ndajizloʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshłoh ndiidloh ndadiidloh
2nd person ndííloh ndoohłoh ndadoohłoh
3rd person neidooloh ndeidooloh
4th person nizhdooloh ndazhdooloh

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -d + -loh = -dloh
  • OPTATIVE: -leeh

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