naaʼnaʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -naʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Verb
naaʼnaʼ
- he/she/it crawls about
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | naashʼnaʼ | neiiʼnaʼ | nideiiʼnaʼ |
2nd person | naniʼnaʼ | naahʼnaʼ | nidaahʼnaʼ |
3rd person | naaʼnaʼ | nidaaʼnaʼ | |
4th person | nijiʼnaʼ | nidajiʼnaʼ |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | nisisʼnaʼ | nisiiʼnaʼ | nidasiiʼnaʼ |
2nd person | nisíníʼnaʼ | nisoohʼnaʼ | nidasoohʼnaʼ |
3rd person | naasʼnaʼ | nidaasʼnaʼ | |
4th person | nijisʼnaʼ | nidajisʼnaʼ |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | ndeeshʼnah | ndiiʼnah | ndadiiʼnah |
2nd person | ndííʼnah | ndoohʼnah | ndadoohʼnah |
3rd person | ndooʼnah | ndadooʼnah | |
4th person | nizhdooʼnah | ndazhdooʼnah |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -naʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -naʼ
- FUTURE: -nah
- ITERATIVE: -nah
- OPTATIVE: -nééh
Derived terms
- chidí naaʼnaʼí (caterpillar tractor)