naalyiz

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, thematic) + -yiz (continuative imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to twist”).

Verb

naalyiz

1. he/she/it is squirming, is following a zigzag course
2. he/she is jumpy, is easily frightened

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naasxiz	neiiʼyiz	ndeiiʼyiz
2nd person	naniyiz	naahhiz	ndaahhiz
3rd person	naayiz		ndaayiz
4th person	njiyiz		ndajiyiz

Related terms

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