naabé

See also: naabe-

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bé (continuative imperfective stem of root -BĮ́Į́ʼ, “to swim”).

Verb

naabé

1. he/she is swimming
2. he/she is bathing

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashbé	neiibé	nideiibé
2nd person	nanibé	naahbé	nidaahbé
3rd person	naabé		nidaabé
4th person	nijibé		nidajibé

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nisébį́į́ʼ	nisiibį́į́ʼ	nidasiibį́į́ʼ
2nd person	nisíníbį́į́ʼ	nisoobį́į́ʼ	nidasoobį́į́ʼ
3rd person	naazbį́į́ʼ		nidaazbį́į́ʼ
4th person	nijizbį́į́ʼ		nidajizbį́į́ʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshbeeł	ndiibeeł	ndadiibeeł
2nd person	ndííbeeł	ndoohbeeł	ndadoohbeeł
3rd person	ndoobeeł		ndadoobeeł
4th person	nizhdoobeeł		ndazhdoobeeł

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -bé
• PERFECTIVE: -bį́į́ʼ
• FUTURE: -beeł