nábał

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See also: nabal and Nabal

Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ná- (around) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-bał (reversative imperfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtain like, to whirl, to flap”).

Verb[edit]

nábał

  1. he/she is turning or whirling around quickly
    Awééʼ hááchago nísébaal.As the baby started to cry, I turned around quickly.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Reversative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person náshbał néiibał ńdeiibał
2nd person náníbał náhbał ńdaahbał
3rd person nábał ńdaabał
4th person ńjíbał ńdajibał
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nísébaal nísiibaal ńdasiibaal
2nd person nísíníbaal nísoobaal ńdasoobaal
3rd person názbaal ńdaazbaal
4th person ńjízbaal ńdajizbaal
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ńdeeshbał ńdiibał ńdadiibał
2nd person ńdííbał ńdoohbał ńdadoohbał
3rd person ńdoobał ńdadoobał
4th person nízhdoobał ńdazhdoobał

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