Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -teeł (continuative imperfective stem of root -TÉÉL, “to slide”).
Verb
neiłteeł
- he/she is slipping or sliding it around, is riding or driving it around (as a sled)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
naashteeł
|
neiilteeł
|
ndeiilteeł
|
| 2nd person
|
naniłteeł
|
naałteeł
|
ndaałteeł
|
| 3rd person
|
neiłteeł
|
ndeiłteeł
|
| 4th person
|
njiłteeł
|
ndajiłteeł
|
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
niséłtéél
|
nisiiltéél
|
ndasiiltéél
|
| 2nd person
|
nisíníłtéél
|
nisoołtéél
|
ndasoołtéél
|
| 3rd person
|
neistéél
|
ndeistéél
|
| 4th person
|
njistéél
|
ndajistéél
|
| future
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
ndeeshtił
|
ndiiltił
|
ndadiiltił
|
| 2nd person
|
ndííłtił
|
ndoołtił
|
ndadoołtił
|
| 3rd person
|
neidoołtił
|
ndeidoołtił
|
| 4th person
|
nizhdoołtił
|
ndazhdoołtił
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