néíłhéés

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ná- (around) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn”).

Verb[edit]

néíłhéés

  1. he/she is turning it around (as a wheel or a crank)

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person násxéés néiilyéés ńdeiilyéés
2nd person náníłhéés náłhéés ńdaałhéés
3rd person náłhéés ńdaałhéés
4th person ńjíłhéés ńdajiłhéés
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person níséłhiz nísiilyiz ńdasiilyiz
2nd person nísíníłhiz nísoołhiz ńdasoołhiz
3rd person násxiz ńdaasxiz
4th person ńjísxiz ńdajisxiz
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ńdeesxis ńdiilyis ńdadiilyis
2nd person ńdííłhis ńdoołhis ńdadoołhis
3rd person ńdoołhis ńdadoołhis
4th person nízhdoołhis ńdazhdoołhis

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