nayiiłniih

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -hi- (seriative) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -niih (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).

Verb

nayiiłniih

1. he/she is buying it, selling it, bartering it

   Baa nayiiłniih ― to buy it from him

   Bichʼįʼ nayiiłniih ― to sell it to him

   Baa nahaniih (passive)— he sells it (lit. it is bought from him)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nahashniih	nahiilniih	nidahiilniih
2nd person	nahíłniih	nahołniih	nidahołniih
3rd person	nayiiłniih		nidayiiłniih
4th person	nijiiłniih		nidajiiłniih

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naháłniiʼ	naheelniiʼ	nidaheelniiʼ
2nd person	nahíníłniiʼ	nahisoołniiʼ	nidahisoołniiʼ
3rd person	nayiisniiʼ		nidayiisniiʼ
4th person	nijiisniiʼ		nidajiisniiʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nahideeshnih	nahidiilnih	ndahidiilnih
2nd person	nahidííłnih	nahidoołnih	ndahidoołnih
3rd person	neidiyoołnih		ndeidiyoołnih
4th person	nizhdiyoołnih		ndazhdiyoołnih