adikaʼ
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -kaʼ (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KAAD, “flatness moves”).
Verb
adikaʼ
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/yi).
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PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | adííØkaad | adiidØkaad | daʼdiidØkaad |
2nd person | adííníØkaad | adooØkaad | daʼdooØkaad |
3rd person | adííØkaad | daʼdííØkaad | |
4th person | azhdííØkaad | dazhʼdííØkaad |
Stem set
- IMPERFECTIVE: -kaʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -kaad
- FUTURE: -kał
- ITERATIVE: -kaʼ
- OPTATIVE: -kaʼ
Derived terms
- adikaʼí (“card player”)
See also
- adiłdił (“to play dice”)