Navajo
Etymology
yisdá- (“to safety”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Verb
yisdáʼnééh
- he/she/it is crawling to safety, is reaching safety crawling
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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yisdáshʼnééh
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yisdéiiʼnééh
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yisdádeiiʼnééh
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| 2nd person
|
yisdáníʼnééh
|
yisdáhʼnééh
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yisdádaahʼnééh
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| 3rd person
|
yisdáʼnééh
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yisdádaaʼnééh
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| 4th person
|
yisdájíʼnééh
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yisdádajiʼnééh
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| perfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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yisdááshʼnaʼ
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yisdéiiʼnaʼ
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yisdádeiiʼnaʼ
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| 2nd person
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yisdéíníʼnaʼ
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yisdáoohʼnaʼ
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yisdádaoohʼnaʼ
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| 3rd person
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yisdááʼnaʼ
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yisdádaasʼnaʼ
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| 4th person
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yisdájooʼnaʼ
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yisdádajisʼnaʼ
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| future
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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yisdádeeshʼnah
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yisdádiiʼnah
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yisdádadiiʼnah
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| 2nd person
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yisdádííʼnah
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yisdádoohʼnah
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yisdádadoohʼnah
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| 3rd person
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yisdádooʼnah
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yisdádadooʼnah
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| 4th person
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yisdázhdooʼnah
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yisdádazhdooʼnah
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Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -nah
- OPTATIVE: -nééh