náltsááh

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Etymology

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ná- (back, reversionary) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, detransitive/anticausative)-tsááh (imperfective stem of root -TSEII, “to be dry”).

Verb

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náltsááh (intransitive)

  1. he/she/it dries up, gets dry, desiccates

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nástsááh néiiltsááh ńdeiiltsááh
2nd person náníltsááh náłtsááh ńdaałtsááh
3rd person náltsááh ńdaaltsááh
4th person ńjíltsááh ńdajiltsááh

Verbal stems

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  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tsááh
  • PERFECTIVE: -tseii
  • FUTURE: -tsih
  • ITERATIVE: -tsih
  • OPTATIVE: -tsááh
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