hanidááh
Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dááh (imperfective stem of root -DAAʼ, “to dance”).
Verb
hanidááh
- they are starting to celebrate noisily, boisterously
Usage notes
This verb cannot be expressed with singular number.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), plural only, with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | haniidááh | hadaniidááh |
| 2nd person | — | hanohdááh | hadanohdááh |
| 3rd person | hanidááh | hadanidááh | |
| 4th person | hazhnidááh | hadazhnidááh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | haniidaaʼ | hadaniidaaʼ |
| 2nd person | — | hanoohdaaʼ | hadanoohdaaʼ |
| 3rd person | hanoodaaʼ | hadaneesdaaʼ | |
| 4th person | hazhnoodaaʼ | hadazhneesdaaʼ | |