neiniłkaad
Navajo
editEtymology
editna- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -kaad (continuative imperfective stem of root -KAAD, “to cause a mass of plural objects to move scattered, to herd”).
Verb
editneiniłkaad
- he/she is herding them (animals such as sheep, cattle, etc.)
Conjugation
editParadigm: Continuative (∅/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | nanishkaad | naniilkaad | ndaniilkaad |
2nd person | naníłkaad | nanołkaad | ndanołkaad |
3rd person | neiniłkaad | ndeiniłkaad | |
4th person | nazhniłkaad | ndazhniłkaad |