Navajo
Etymology 1
y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to make”).
Verb
yinééh
- he/she is doing, undergoing, going through (events); something is happening to him/her
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities.
Verbal stems
See also
Etymology 2
y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NÁ, “to migrate”).
Verb
yinééh
- (with biih) he/she is moving into it (a place to live)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
yíná
|
yiiʼná
|
dasiiʼná
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| 2nd person
|
yíníná
|
wooná
|
—
|
| 3rd person
|
—
|
—
|
| 4th person
|
jííná
|
dajizná
|
| future
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singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
deeshnééł
|
diiʼnééł
|
dadiiʼnééł
|
| 2nd person
|
díínééł
|
doohnééł
|
—
|
| 3rd person
|
—
|
—
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| 4th person
|
jidoonééł
|
dazhdoonééł
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Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -ʼnééh
- OPTATIVE: -nééł