naalʼaʼ

See also: naalâ, naałʼaʼ, nááḷá, näälä, and ŋaala

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, mediopassive) + -ʼaʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -ʼAʼ, “to send, to order”).

Verb

naalʼaʼ

1. he/she is a servant or a slave (taking orders or running errands for someone else)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashʼaʼ	neiilʼaʼ	nideiilʼaʼ
2nd person	nanilʼaʼ	naołʼaʼ	nidaałʼaʼ
3rd person	naalʼaʼ		nidaalʼaʼ
4th person	nijilʼaʼ		nidajilʼaʼ

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nisisʼaʼ	nisiilʼaʼ	nidasiilʼaʼ
2nd person	nisínílʼaʼ	nisoołʼaʼ	nidasoołʼaʼ
3rd person	naasʼaʼ		nidaasʼaʼ
4th person	nijisʼaʼ		nidajisʼaʼ

future	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshʼaał	ndiilʼaał	ndadiilʼaał
2nd person	ndíílʼaał	ndoołʼaał	ndadoołʼaał
3rd person	ndoolʼaał		ndadoolʼaał
4th person	nizhdoolʼaał		ndazhdoolʼaał

Related terms

• neiłʼaʼ (“to send him on errands”)