Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Pronunciation
Verb
dildlóósh
- he/she starts to go on all fours, to creep along
- it starts to trot along (a quadruped)
- Shił dildlóósh. ― I start to ride along on it (a horse).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective
|
singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
|
dishdlóósh
|
diildlóósh
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dadiildlóósh
|
| 2nd person
|
díldlóósh
|
dołdlóósh
|
dadołdlóósh
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| 3rd person
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dildlóósh
|
dadildlóósh
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| 4th person
|
jidildlóósh
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dazhdildlóósh
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| perfective
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singular
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duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
déshdloozh
|
deeldloozh
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dadeeldloozh
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| 2nd person
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díníldloozh
|
dishoołdloozh
|
dadishoołdloozh
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| 3rd person
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deeshdloozh
|
dadeeshdloozh
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| 4th person
|
jideeshdloozh
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dazhdeeshdloozh
|
| future
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singular
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duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
dideeshdlosh
|
didiildlosh
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dadidiildlosh
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| 2nd person
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didííldlosh
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didoołdlosh
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dadidoołdlosh
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| 3rd person
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didooldlosh
|
dadidooldlosh
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| 4th person
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dizhdooldlosh
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dazhdidooldlosh
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Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -dlosh
- OPTATIVE: -dlóósh