yiʼnééh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic)-nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).

Verb[edit]

yiʼnééh

  1. he/she is crawling somewhere

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishʼnééh yiiʼnééh deiiʼnééh
2nd person niʼnééh wohʼnééh daahʼnééh
3rd person yiʼnééh daaʼnééh
4th person jiʼnééh dajiʼnééh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishʼnaʼ yiiʼnaʼ dasiiʼnaʼ
2nd person yíníʼnaʼ woohʼnaʼ dasoohʼnaʼ
3rd person yiʼnaʼ daasʼnaʼ
4th person jooʼnaʼ dajisʼnaʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshʼnah diiʼnah dadiiʼnah
2nd person dííʼnah doohʼnah dadoohʼnah
3rd person dooʼnah dadooʼnah
4th person jidooʼnah dazhdooʼnah

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