neiłteeł

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-teeł (continuative imperfective stem of root -TÉÉL, “to slide”).

Verb[edit]

neiłteeł

  1. he/she is slipping or sliding it around, is riding or driving it around (as a sled)

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashteeł neiilteeł ndeiilteeł
2nd person naniłteeł naałteeł ndaałteeł
3rd person neiłteeł ndeiłteeł
4th person njiłteeł ndajiłteeł
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person niséłtéél nisiiltéél ndasiiltéél
2nd person nisíníłtéél nisoołtéél ndasoołtéél
3rd person neistéél ndeistéél
4th person njistéél ndajistéél
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshtił ndiiltił ndadiiltił
2nd person ndííłtił ndoołtił ndadoołtił
3rd person neidoołtił ndeidoołtił
4th person nizhdoołtił ndazhdoołtił

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