neiłté

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-té (continuative imperfective stem of root -TĮ́, “ to handle an animate object”).

Verb[edit]

neiłté

  1. he/she is carrying him/her/it around (an animate object)

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashté neiilté nideiilté
2nd person naniłté naałté nidaałté
3rd person neiłté nideiłté
4th person nijiłté nidajiłté
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person niséłtį́ nisiiltį́ nidasiiltį́
2nd person nisíníłtį́ nisoołtį́ nidasoołtį́
3rd person neistį́ nideistį́
4th person nijistį́ nidajistį́
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshteeł ndiilteeł ndadiilteeł
2nd person ndííłteeł ndoołteeł ndadoołteeł
3rd person neidoołteeł ndeidoołteeł
4th person nizhdoołteeł ndazhdoołteeł

Verbal stems[edit]

  • ITERATIVE: -teeh
  • OPTATIVE: -teeł

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