ánéídlééh

Navajo

Etymology

ʼá- (“do”) + -ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -ł- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to make”).

Unlike the d-effect found in verbs like yilééh or íílééh in the 1st person duo-plural and passives, the d-effect induced here by ná-reversionary applies after classifier -ł- and stem-initial -n- had already merged into -l-, to produce -dl-.

Verb

ánéídlééh

1. he/she is repairing it, fixing it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ánáshdlééh	ánéiilnééh	ánádeiilnééh
2nd person	ánánídlééh	ánáhdlééh	ánádaahdlééh
3rd person	ánéídlééh		ánádeidlééh
4th person	áńjídlééh		ánádajidlééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ánáshdlaa	ánéiilyaa	ánádeiilyaa
2nd person	ánéinidlaa	ánáoodlaa	ánádaoodlaa
3rd person	ánáyiidlaa		ánádayiidlaa
4th person	áńjiidlaa		ánádajiidlaa

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	áńdeeshdlííł	áńdiilnííł	áńdadiilnííł
2nd person	áńdíídlííł	áńdoohdlííł	áńdadoohdlííł
3rd person	ánéidoodlííł		áńdeidoodlííł
4th person	ánízhdoodlííł		áńdazhdoodlííł