neiłtʼaʼ
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼaʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).
Verb
[edit]neiłtʼaʼ
- he/she is flying it around
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashtʼaʼ | neiiltʼaʼ | ndeiiltʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | naniłtʼaʼ | naałtʼaʼ | ndaałtʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | neiłtʼaʼ | ndeiłtʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | njiłtʼaʼ | ndajiłtʼaʼ | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Simple passive | Agentive passive |
| — | — | naaltʼaʼ | — |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséłtʼaʼ | nisiiltʼaʼ | ndasiiltʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | nisíníłtʼaʼ | nisoołtʼaʼ | ndasoołtʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | neistʼaʼ | ndeistʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | njistʼaʼ | ndajistʼaʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshtʼah | ndiiltʼah | ndadiiltʼah |
| 2nd person | ndííłtʼah | ndoołtʼah | ndadoołtʼah |
| 3rd person | neidoołtʼah | ndeidoołtʼah | |
| 4th person | nizhdoołtʼah | ndazhdoołtʼah | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼaʼ
Derived terms
[edit]- naaltsoos naaltʼaʼí (“kite”)