naané

See also: naaʼné and Nåne

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -né (continuative imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to play”).

Verb

naané

1. he/she is playing

   Amásání doo naanée da! ― Grandma don’t play!

   Bee naané. ― He plays with it (a toy); he plays it (a musical instrument).

   Bił naané. ― He plays with him (a person).

2. he/she is teasing

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashné	neiiʼné	nideiiʼné
2nd person	naniné	naahné	nidaahné
3rd person	naané		nidaané
4th person	nijiné		nidajiné

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	niséneʼ	nisiiʼneʼ	nidasiiʼneʼ
2nd person	nisíníneʼ	nisooneʼ	nidasooneʼ
3rd person	naazneʼ		nidaazneʼ
4th person	nijizneʼ		nidajizneʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshneeł	nidiiʼneeł	ndadiiʼneeł
2nd person	ndííneeł	nidoohneeł	ndadoohneeł
3rd person	ndooneeł		ndadooneeł
4th person	nizhdooneeł		ndazhdooneeł

ITERATIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nináshʼneeh	ninéiiʼneeh	ninádeiiʼneeh
2nd person	nináníʼneeh	nináhʼneeh	ninádaahʼneeh
3rd person	nináʼneeh		ninádaaʼneeh
4th person	ninájíʼneeh		ninádajiʼneeh

OPTATIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naooshneʼ	naooʼneʼ	ndaooʼneʼ
2nd person	naóóneʼ	naoohneʼ	ndaoohneʼ
3rd person	naooneʼ		ndaooneʼ
4th person	njóneʼ		ndajóneʼ

Related terms

• FUTURE: -neeł
• IMPERFECTIVE: -né
• PERFECTIVE: -neʼ
• ITERATIVE: -neeh
• OPTATIVE: -neʼ