neiniłkaad

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -kaad (continuative imperfective stem of root -KAAD, “to cause a mass of plural objects to move scattered, to herd”).

Verb

neiniłkaad

he/she is herding them (animals such as sheep, cattle, etc.)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nanishkaad	naniilkaad	ndaniilkaad
2nd person	naníłkaad	nanołkaad	ndanołkaad
3rd person	neiniłkaad		ndeiniłkaad
4th person	nazhniłkaad		ndazhniłkaad

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