naaldloosh

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dloosh (continuative imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).

Verb

naaldloosh

1. he/she is going about on all fours, creeping about, it (as a horse) is trotting about

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashdloosh	neiildloosh	ndeiildloosh
2nd person	nanildloosh	naałdloosh	ndaałdloosh
3rd person	naaldloosh		ndaaldloosh
4th person	njildloosh		ndajildloosh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishishdloozh	nishiildloozh	ndashiildloozh
2nd person	nishíníldloozh	nishoołdloozh	ndashoołdloozh
3rd person	naashdloozh		ndaashdloozh
4th person	njishdloozh		ndajishdloozh

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshdlosh	ndiildlosh	ndadiildlosh
2nd person	ndííldlosh	ndoołdlosh	ndadoołdlosh
3rd person	ndooldlosh		ndadooldlosh
4th person	nizhdooldlosh		ndazhdooldlosh

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -dlosh
• OPTATIVE: -dloosh

Related terms

• chʼéldlóósh
• dildlóósh
• iildlóósh
• kʼéldlóósh
• yildlóósh
• yíldlóósh
• yildlosh
• yisdáldlóósh