nááhai

Etymology

From bináhááh (to be [so many] years old), perfective tense binááhai, from -hááh (imperfective stem, “to pass a winter, year”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑ́ːhɑ̀ɪ̀ː/
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Noun

nááhai

  1. year
  2. a year (completely) passed
    naadįįłaʼ shinááhaiI’m 21 years old.
    shichʼéʼé éí łaʼtsʼáadah binááhaiMy daughter is 11 years old. (mother speaking)

Inflection

Possessives of nááhai
singular duoplural plural
1st person shinááhai nihinááhai danihinááhai
2nd person ninááhai nihinááhai danihinááhai
3rd person binááhai
4th person (3o) yinááhai
4th person (3a) hanááhai
Indefinite (3i) anááhai