naatłizh

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

naatłizh

1. (with dah, “up”) he/she is bouncing up and down (as when driving over rough roads)

Conjugation

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashtłizh	neiitłizh	ndeiitłizh
2nd person	nanitłizh	naahtłizh	ndaahtłizh
3rd person	naatłizh		ndaatłizh
4th person	njitłizh		ndajitłizh

Related terms

• chʼétłíísh
• ditłíísh
• haatłíísh
• hahatłíísh
• naatłíísh
• yitłíísh
• yitłish