neiłtseed

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-tseed (continuative imperfective stem of root -TSEED, “to pound, to kill plural objects”).

Verb[edit]

neiłtseed

  1. he/she is killing them, slaughtering them
  2. he/she is breaking it apart, shattering it

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naastseed neiiltseed ndeiiltseed
2nd person naniłtseed naałtseed ndaałtseed
3rd person neiłtseed ndeiłtseed
4th person njiłtseed ndajiłtseed
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person niséłtseed nisiiltseed ndasiiltseed
2nd person nisíníłtseed nisoołtseed ndasoołtseed
3rd person neistseed ndeistseed
4th person njistseed ndajistseed
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeestsił ndiiltsił ndadiiltsił
2nd person ndííłtsił ndoołtsił ndadoołtsił
3rd person neidoołtsił ndeidoołtsił
4th person nizhdoołtsił ndazhdoołtsił

Verbal stems[edit]

  • ITERATIVE: -tsiʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tseed

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