Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).
Verb
haatłíísh
- he/she is flying or falling out
- it is born (a calf or a colt)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
haashtłíísh
|
haiitłíísh
|
hadeiitłíísh
|
| 2nd person
|
hanitłíísh
|
haahtłíísh
|
hadaahtłíísh
|
| 3rd person
|
haatłíísh
|
hadaatłíísh
|
| 4th person
|
hajitłíísh
|
hadajitłíísh
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
háátłizh
|
haiitłizh
|
hadashiitłizh
|
| 2nd person
|
háínítłizh
|
haootłizh
|
hadashootłizh
|
| 3rd person
|
háátłizh
|
hadaazhtłizh
|
| 4th person
|
hajíítłizh
|
hadajizhtłizh
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
hadeeshtłish
|
hadiitłish
|
hadadiitłish
|
| 2nd person
|
hadíítłish
|
hadoohtłish
|
hadadoohtłish
|
| 3rd person
|
hadootłish
|
hadadootłish
|
| 4th person
|
hazhdootłish
|
hadazhdootłish
|
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tłish
- OPTATIVE: -tłíísh