nayiiłniih
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -hi- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -niih (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]nayiiłniih
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nahashniih | nahiilniih | nidahiilniih |
| 2nd person | nahíłniih | nahołniih | nidahołniih |
| 3rd person | nayiiłniih | nidayiiłniih | |
| 4th person | nijiiłniih | nidajiiłniih | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Simple passive | Agentive passive |
| — | — | nahaniih | — |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naháłniiʼ | naheelniiʼ | nidaheelniiʼ |
| 2nd person | nahíníłniiʼ | nahisoołniiʼ | nidahisoołniiʼ |
| 3rd person | nayiisniiʼ | nidayiisniiʼ | |
| 4th person | nijiisniiʼ | nidajiisniiʼ | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Simple passive | Agentive passive |
| — | — | nahaazniiʼ | — |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nahideeshnih | nahidiilnih | ndahidiilnih |
| 2nd person | nahidííłnih | nahidoołnih | ndahidoołnih |
| 3rd person | neidiyoołnih | ndeidiyoołnih | |
| 4th person | nizhdiyoołnih | ndazhdiyoołnih | |
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with na- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with hi- (thematic)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (act with hand)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs in the continuative (∅/si) aspect