Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dloosh (continuative imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Pronunciation
Verb
naaldloosh
- he/she is going about on all fours, creeping about, it (as a horse) is trotting about
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
naashdloosh
|
neiildloosh
|
ndeiildloosh
|
| 2nd person
|
nanildloosh
|
naałdloosh
|
ndaałdloosh
|
| 3rd person
|
naaldloosh
|
ndaaldloosh
|
| 4th person
|
njildloosh
|
ndajildloosh
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
nishishdloozh
|
nishiildloozh
|
ndashiildloozh
|
| 2nd person
|
nishíníldloozh
|
nishoołdloozh
|
ndashoołdloozh
|
| 3rd person
|
naashdloozh
|
ndaashdloozh
|
| 4th person
|
njishdloozh
|
ndajishdloozh
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
ndeeshdlosh
|
ndiildlosh
|
ndadiildlosh
|
| 2nd person
|
ndííldlosh
|
ndoołdlosh
|
ndadoołdlosh
|
| 3rd person
|
ndooldlosh
|
ndadooldlosh
|
| 4th person
|
nizhdooldlosh
|
ndazhdooldlosh
|
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -dlosh
- OPTATIVE: -dloosh