Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Verb
haaldlóósh
- he/she is going up out on all fours, creeping up out (as out of a hole)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
haashdlóósh
|
haiildlóósh
|
hadeiildlóósh
|
| 2nd person
|
hanildlóósh
|
haałdlóósh
|
hadaałdlóósh
|
| 3rd person
|
haaldlóósh
|
hadaaldlóósh
|
| 4th person
|
hajildlóósh
|
hadajildlóósh
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
haashdloozh
|
haiildloozh
|
hadashiildloozh
|
| 2nd person
|
háíníldloozh
|
haoołdloozh
|
hadashoołdloozh
|
| 3rd person
|
haaldloozh
|
hadaashdloozh
|
| 4th person
|
hajooldloozh
|
hadajishdloozh
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
hadeeshdlosh
|
hadiildlosh
|
hadadiildlosh
|
| 2nd person
|
hadííldlosh
|
hadoołdlosh
|
hadadoołdlosh
|
| 3rd person
|
hadooldlosh
|
hadadooldlosh
|
| 4th person
|
hazhdooldlosh
|
hadazhdooldlosh
|
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -dlosh
- OPTATIVE: -dlóósh