hanidááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ha- (“up out”) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dááh (imperfective stem of root -DAAʼ, “to dance”).
Verb
[edit]hanidááh
- they are starting to celebrate noisily, boisterously
Usage notes
[edit]This verb cannot be expressed with singular number.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), plural only, with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | haniidááh | hadaniidááh |
| 2nd person | — | hanohdááh | hadanohdááh |
| 3rd person | hanidááh | hadanidááh | |
| 4th person | hazhnidááh | hadazhnidááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | haniidaaʼ | hadaniidaaʼ |
| 2nd person | — | hanoohdaaʼ | hadanoohdaaʼ |
| 3rd person | hanoodaaʼ | hadaneesdaaʼ | |
| 4th person | hazhnoodaaʼ | hadazhneesdaaʼ | |
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ha- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (thematic)
- Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -DAAʼ (dance)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs used in plural only
- Navajo verbs undergoing partial da-shift
- Navajo verbs in the momentaneous (∅/yi) aspect