nábał
Navajo
Etymology
ná- (“around”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bał (reversative imperfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtain like, to whirl, to flap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑ́pɑ̀ɬ/
Verb
nábał
Conjugation
Paradigm: Reversative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náshbał | néiibał | ńdeiibał |
| 2nd person | náníbał | náhbał | ńdaahbał |
| 3rd person | nábał | ńdaabał | |
| 4th person | ńjíbał | ńdajibał | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nísébaal | nísiibaal | ńdasiibaal |
| 2nd person | nísíníbaal | nísoobaal | ńdasoobaal |
| 3rd person | názbaal | ńdaazbaal | |
| 4th person | ńjízbaal | ńdajizbaal | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ńdeeshbał | ńdiibał | ńdadiibał |
| 2nd person | ńdííbał | ńdoohbał | ńdadoohbał |
| 3rd person | ńdoobał | ńdadoobał | |
| 4th person | nízhdoobał | ńdazhdoobał | |