náyéés

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ná- (around) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn”).

Verb[edit]

náyéés

  1. he/she turns around (as to look behind him/her)

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person násxéés néiiʼyéés ńdeiiʼyéés
2nd person náníyéés náhhéés ńdaahhéés
3rd person náyéés ńdaayéés
4th person ńjíyéés ńdajiyéés
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person níséyiz nísiiʼyiz ńdasiiʼyiz
2nd person nísíníyiz nísooyiz ńdasooyiz
3rd person názyiz ńdaazyiz
4th person ńjízyiz ńdajizyiz
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ńdeesxis ńdiiʼyis ńdadiiʼyis
2nd person ńdííyis ńdoohhis ńdadoohhis
3rd person ńdooyis ńdadooyis
4th person nízhdooyis ńdazhdooyis

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