naateeł

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

naateeł

1. he/she is slipping, sliding around, skating around

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashteeł	neiiteeł	ndeiiteeł
2nd person	naniteeł	naahteeł	ndaahteeł
3rd person	naateeł		ndaateeł
4th person	njiteeł		ndajiteeł

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nisétéél	nisiitéél	ndasiitéél
2nd person	nisínítéél	nisootéél	ndasootéél
3rd person	naaztéél		ndaaztéél
4th person	njiztéél		ndajiztéél

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshtił	ndiitił	ndadiitił
2nd person	ndíítił	ndoohtił	ndadoohtił
3rd person	ndootił		ndadootił
4th person	nizhdootił		ndazhdootił

Related terms

• iiteeł