náyoołtʼih
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ná- (“around”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼih (progressive stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).
Verb
[edit]náyoołtʼih
- he/she is in the process of extending or stretching it around, of making an enclosure with it (as with wire, rope, fence)
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 | nááshtʼih | néiiltʼih | ndéíníiltʼééh |
| 2nd person | nááłtʼih | nááłtʼih | ndéínółtʼééh |
| 3rd person | náyoołtʼih | ndeíłtʼééh | |
| 4th person | ńjoołtʼih | ńdajíłtʼééh | |