iinííł

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Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -nííł (imperfective stem of root -NIL, “to handle several objects”).

Verb

iinííł

1. he/she is putting them or tossing them away out of sight (plural relatively large objects)

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	iishØnííł	iidØnííł	adeiidØnííł
2nd person	aniØnííł	oohØnííł	adaahØnííł
3rd person	iiØnííł		adaaØnííł
4th person	ajiØnííł		adajiØnííł

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ííØnil	iidØnil	adasiidØnil
2nd person	ííníØnil	ooØnil	adasooØnil
3rd person	ííØnil		adaazØnil
4th person	ajííØnil		adajizØnil

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	adeeshØnił	adiidØnił	adadiidØnił
2nd person	adííØnił	adoohØnił	adadoohØnił
3rd person	adooØnił		adadooØnił
4th person	azhdooØnił		adazhdooØnił

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