naʼnitin
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tin (continuative imperfective stem of root -TĄ́, “to teach”).
Verb
[edit]naʼnitin
- he/she gives instruction, teaches, coaches
- he/she is a teacher
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naʼnishtin | naʼniitin | ndaʼniitin |
| 2nd person | naʼnítin | naʼnohtin | ndaʼnohtin |
| 3rd person | naʼnitin | ndaʼnitin | |
| 4th person | nazhʼnitin | ndazhʼnitin | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naʼnétą́ą́ʼ | naʼneetą́ą́ʼ | ndaʼneetą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | naʼnínítą́ą́ʼ | naʼnootą́ą́ʼ | ndaʼnootą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | naʼneeztą́ą́ʼ | ndaʼneeztą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | nazhʼneeztą́ą́ʼ | ndazhʼneeztą́ą́ʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndíʼnéeshtįįł | ndíʼníitįįł | ndadíʼníitįįł |
| 2nd person | ndíʼníítįįł | ndíʼnóohtįįł | ndadíʼnóohtįįł |
| 3rd person | ndíʼnóotįįł | ndadíʼnóotįįł | |
| 4th person | ndízhʼnóotįįł | ndadízhʼnóotįįł | |
Noun
[edit]naʼnitin
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with na- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (thematic)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -TĄ́ (teach)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs in the continuative (∅/si) aspect
- Navajo nouns
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