náábał
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ná- (“around”) + -yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bał (progressive stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtainlike, to whirl”).
Verb
[edit]náábał
- he/she/it is turning or whirling around and around quickly (as a dancer, a wheel or airplane propeller)
Usage notes
[edit]This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Progressive (yi).
| PROGRESSIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nááshbał | néiibał | ndéíníibaał |
| 2nd person | náábał | nááhbał | ndéínóhbaał |
| 3rd person | náábał | ndeíbaał | |
| 4th person | ńjoobał | ńdajíbaał | |