Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Pronunciation
Verb
iiʼnééh
- he/she/it is crawling away
- Yah iiʼnééh. ― He crawls away into an enclosure.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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iishʼnééh
|
iiʼnééh
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adeiiʼnééh
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| 2nd person
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aniʼnééh
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oohʼnééh
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adaahʼnééh
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| 3rd person
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iiʼnééh
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adaaʼnééh
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| 4th person
|
ajiʼnééh
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adajiʼnééh
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| perfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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eeshʼnaʼ
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iiʼnaʼ
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adasiiʼnaʼ
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| 2nd person
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ííníʼnaʼ
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oohʼnaʼ
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adasoohʼnaʼ
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| 3rd person
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eeʼnaʼ
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adaasʼnaʼ
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| 4th person
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ajooʼnaʼ
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adajisʼnaʼ
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| future
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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adeeshʼnah
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adiiʼnah
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adadiiʼnah
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| 2nd person
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adííʼnah
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adoohʼnah
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adadoohʼnah
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| 3rd person
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adooʼnah
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adadooʼnah
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| 4th person
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azhdooʼnah
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adazhdooʼnah
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Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -nah
- OPTATIVE: -nééh