aldeeł

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -deeł (durative imperfective stem of root -DÉÉL, “to eat plural objects”).

Verb

aldeeł (intransitive)

1. he/she is chewing (plural objects)
2. he/she is eating (plural objects)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ashdeeł	iildeeł	daʼiildeeł
2nd person	íldeeł	ołdeeł	daʼołdeeł
3rd person	aldeeł		daʼaldeeł
4th person	ajildeeł		daʼjildeeł

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	eeshdéél	iildéél	daʼiildéél
2nd person	ííníldéél	oołdéél	daʼoołdéél
3rd person	ooldéél		daʼooldéél
4th person	ajooldéél		daʼjooldéél

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	adeeshdeeł	adiildeeł	daʼdiildeeł
2nd person	adííldeeł	adoołdeeł	daʼdoołdeeł
3rd person	adooldeeł		daʼdooldeeł
4th person	azhdooldeeł		dazhʼdooldeeł

Related terms

• yilghał

See also

• adlą́ (liquid)
• aʼaał (hard)
• aldeeł (plural)
• alghał (meat)
• alkeed (chunky)
• ałchozh (leafy)
• ałtsʼééh (mushy)