naaldloosh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dloosh (continuative imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Verb
[edit]naaldloosh
- he/she is going about on all fours, creeping about, it (as a horse) is trotting about
Conjugation
[edit]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
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -dlosh
- OPTATIVE: -dloosh