neiłtʼiʼ

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼiʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).

Verb

neiłtʼiʼ

  1. he/she is stringing it/them around, going around arranging it/them in a string or line (as wiring a house or putting lights on a Christmas tree)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashtʼiʼ neiiltʼiʼ ndeiiltʼiʼ
2nd person naniłtʼiʼ naałtʼiʼ ndaałtʼiʼ
3rd person neiłtʼiʼ ndeiłtʼiʼ
4th person njiłtʼiʼ ndajiłtʼiʼ
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person niséłtʼiʼ nisiiltʼiʼ ndasiiltʼiʼ
2nd person nisíníłtʼiʼ nisoołtʼiʼ ndasoołtʼiʼ
3rd person neistʼiʼ ndeistʼiʼ
4th person njistʼiʼ ndajistʼiʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshtʼih ndiiltʼih ndadiiltʼih
2nd person ndííłtʼih ndoołtʼih ndadoołtʼih
3rd person neidoołtʼih ndeidoołtʼih
4th person nizhdoołtʼih ndazhdoołtʼih

Verbal stems
  • ITERATIVE: -tʼih
  • OPTATIVE: -tʼiʼ
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