naateeł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -teeł (continuative imperfective stem of the root -TÉÉL, “to slide”).
Verb
[edit]naateeł
Conjugation
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 599.