neijaah
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -jaah (continuative imperfective stem of root -JAAʼ, “to handle a profusion of objects”).
Verb
neijaah
- he/she is carrying them around (profusion of small objects as sand, seeds, pebbles)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | naashjaah | neiijaah | nideiijaah |
2nd person | nanijaah | naahjaah | nidaahjaah |
3rd person | neijaah | nideijaah | |
4th person | nijijaah | nidajijaah |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | nishéjaaʼ | nishiijaaʼ | nidashiijaaʼ |
2nd person | nishíníjaaʼ | nishoojaaʼ | nidashoojaaʼ |
3rd person | neizhjaaʼ | nideizhjaaʼ | |
4th person | nijizhjaaʼ | nidajizhjaaʼ |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | ndeeshjih | ndiijih | ndadiijih |
2nd person | ndííjih | ndoohjih | ndadoohjih |
3rd person | neidoojih | ndeidoojih | |
4th person | nizhdoojih | ndazhdoojih |