iiʼnééh
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishʼnééh | iiʼnééh | adeiiʼnééh |
| 2nd person | aniʼnééh | oohʼnééh | adaahʼnééh |
| 3rd person | iiʼnééh | adaaʼnééh | |
| 4th person | ajiʼnééh | adajiʼnééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | eeshʼnaʼ | iiʼnaʼ | adasiiʼnaʼ |
| 2nd person | ííníʼnaʼ | oohʼnaʼ | adasoohʼnaʼ |
| 3rd person | eeʼnaʼ | adaasʼnaʼ | |
| 4th person | ajooʼnaʼ | adajisʼnaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshʼnah | adiiʼnah | adadiiʼnah |
| 2nd person | adííʼnah | adoohʼnah | adadoohʼnah |
| 3rd person | adooʼnah | adadooʼnah | |
| 4th person | azhdooʼnah | adazhdooʼnah | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -nah
- OPTATIVE: -nééh
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