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

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

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

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

Related terms

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