neiziid

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ziid (continuative imperfective stem of root -ZIID, “to pour”).

Verb

neiziid

1. he/she is spreading it around, stirring it (fine or pourable material)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naasiid	neiidziid	ndeiidziid
2nd person	naniziid	naahsiid	ndaahsiid
3rd person	neiziid		ndeiziid
4th person	njiziid		ndajiziid

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	niséziid	nisiidziid	ndasiidziid
2nd person	nisíníziid	nisooziid	ndasooziid
3rd person	neiziid		ndeiziid
4th person	njiziid		ndajiziid

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeesił	ndiidził	ndadiidził
2nd person	ndííził	ndoohsił	ndadoohsił
3rd person	neidooził		ndeidooził
4th person	nizhdooził		ndazhdooził

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -d + -ziʼ = -dziʼ
• OPTATIVE: -ziid

Related terms

• naaziid
• siziid
• yayiizííd
• yidzííd
• yizííd
• yízííd