neiłkaah

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Etymology

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na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-kaah (continuative imperfective stem of root -KÁÁʼ, “to track”).

Verb

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neiłkaah

  1. he/she is tracking it, following its trail
  2. he/she is examining it, checking it out, looking into it
  3. he/she is studying it, researching it

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashkaah neiilkaah ndeiilkaah
2nd person naniłkaah naałkaah ndaałkaah
3rd person neiłkaah ndeiłkaah
4th person njiłkaah ndajiłkaah
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person niséłkááʼ nisiilkááʼ ndasiilkááʼ
2nd person nisíníłkááʼ nisoołkááʼ ndasoołkááʼ
3rd person neiskááʼ ndeiskááʼ
4th person njiskááʼ ndajiskááʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshkah ndiilkah ndadiilkah
2nd person ndííłkah ndoołkah ndadoołkah
3rd person neidoołkah ndeidoołkah
4th person nizhdoołkah ndazhdoołkah
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