nahałʼin
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼin (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to bark”).
Verb
nahałʼin
- it (a dog) barks
Usage notes
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
This verb has an alternative si-perfective nahasʼįįd, which may rather belong to a Continuative (Ø/si) paradigm.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | nahałʼin |
| PERFECTIVE | nahóółʼįįd |
| FUTURE | nahodoołʼįįd |