neiłtʼaʼ

Navajo

Etymology

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

neiłtʼaʼ

1. he/she is flying it around

Conjugation

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

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

• ITERATIVE: -tʼah
• OPTATIVE: -tʼaʼ

Related terms

• chʼétʼááh
• chʼííłtʼááh
• haatʼááh
• iiłtʼááh
• iitʼááh
• naatʼaʼ
• yiłtʼááh
• yíłtʼááh
• yitʼááh
• yítʼááh
• yitʼah
• yoołtʼah