naané

See also: naaʼné and Nåne

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-né (continuative imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to play”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑ̀ːnɛ́/

Verb

naané

  1. he/she is playing
    Amásání doo naanée da!Grandma don’t play!
    Bee naané.He plays with it (a toy); he plays it (a musical instrument).
    Bił naané.He plays with him (a person).
  2. he/she is teasing

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person naashné neiiʼné nideiiʼné
2nd person naniné naahné nidaahné
3rd person naané nidaané
4th person nijiné nidajiné
perfective singular duoplural plural
1st person niséneʼ nisiiʼneʼ nidasiiʼneʼ
2nd person nisíníneʼ nisooneʼ nidasooneʼ
3rd person naazneʼ nidaazneʼ
4th person nijizneʼ nidajizneʼ
future singular duoplural plural
1st person nideeshneeł nidiiʼneeł nidadiiʼneeł
2nd person nidííneeł nidoohneeł nidadoohneeł
3rd person nidooneeł nidadooneeł
4th person nizhdooneeł nidazhdooneeł
iterative singular duoplural plural
1st person nináshʼneeh ninéiiʼneeh ninádeiiʼneeh
2nd person nináníʼneeh nináhʼneeh ninádaahʼneeh
3rd person nináʼneeh ninádaaʼneeh
4th person ninájíʼneeh ninádajiʼneeh
optative singular duoplural plural
1st person naooshneʼ naooʼneʼ ndaooʼneʼ
2nd person naóóneʼ naoohneʼ ndaoohneʼ
3rd person naooneʼ ndaooneʼ
4th person njóneʼ ndajóneʼ
  • FUTURE: -neeł
  • IMPERFECTIVE: -né
  • PERFECTIVE: -neʼ
  • ITERATIVE: -neeh
  • OPTATIVE: -neʼ