naatłíísh

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłíísh (continuative imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves or falls”).

Verb

naatłíísh (intransitive)

1. (with dah, “up”) he/she is bouncing (a short distance) into the air, is being jolted into the air

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashtłíísh	neiitłíísh	ndeiitłíísh
2nd person	nanitłíísh	naahtłíísh	ndaahtłíísh
3rd person	naatłíísh		ndaatłíísh
4th person	njitłíísh		ndajitłíísh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishétłizh	nishiitłizh	ndashiitłizh
2nd person	nishínítłizh	nishootłizh	ndashootłizh
3rd person	naazhtłizh		ndaazhtłizh
4th person	njizhtłizh		ndajizhtłizh

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshtłish	ndiitłish	ndadiitłish
2nd person	ndíítłish	ndoohtłish	ndadoohtłish
3rd person	ndootłish		ndadootłish
4th person	nizhdootłish		ndazhdootłish

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -tłish
• OPTATIVE: -tłíísh

Related terms

• chʼétłíísh
• ditłíísh
• haatłíísh
• hahatłíísh
• iitłíísh
• naatłizh
• yitłíísh
• yitłish