néíłhéés

Navajo

Etymology

ná- (“around”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn”).

Verb

néíłhéés

1. he/she is turning it around (as a wheel or a crank)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	násxéés	néiilyéés	ńdeiilyéés
2nd person	náníłhéés	náłhéés	ńdaałhéés
3rd person	náłhéés		ńdaałhéés
4th person	ńjíłhéés		ńdajiłhéés

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	níséłhiz	nísiilyiz	ńdasiilyiz
2nd person	nísíníłhiz	nísoołhiz	ńdasoołhiz
3rd person	násxiz		ńdaasxiz
4th person	ńjísxiz		ńdajisxiz

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ńdeesxis	ńdiilyis	ńdadiilyis
2nd person	ńdííłhis	ńdoołhis	ńdadoołhis
3rd person	ńdoołhis		ńdadoołhis
4th person	nízhdoołhis		ńdazhdoołhis

Related terms

• chʼéyéés
• diyéés
• iiyéés
• naalyiz
• naayéés
• náyéés
• neiłhiz
• níyiz
• yiłhiz
• yiyéés
• yíyéés
• yiyiiłhis
• yiyis