neiłhiz
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -yiz (continuative imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to spin”).
Verb
[edit]neiłhiz
- he/she is wiggling it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naasxiz | neiilyiz | ndeiilyiz |
| 2nd person | naniłhiz | naałhiz | ndaałhiz |
| 3rd person | neiłhiz | ndeiłhiz | |
| 4th person | njiłhiz | ndajiłhiz | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséłhiz | nisiilyiz | ndasiilyiz |
| 2nd person | nisíníłhiz | nisoołhiz | ndasoołhiz |
| 3rd person | neisxiz | ndeisxiz | |
| 4th person | njisxiz | ndajisxiz | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeesxiz | ndiilyiz | ndadiilyiz |
| 2nd person | ndííłhiz | ndoołhiz | ndadoołhiz |
| 3rd person | neidoołhiz | ndeidoołhiz | |
| 4th person | nizhdoołhiz | ndazhdoołhiz | |
References
[edit]- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 708