naatʼiʼ

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼiʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).

Verb

naatʼiʼ

1. it extends about here and there (as a meandering wire, roads)
2. it is a matter, a concern

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	naatʼiʼ
PERFECTIVE	naaztʼiʼ
FUTURE	ndootʼih

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -tʼih
• OPTATIVE: -tʼiʼ

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• iiłtʼééh
• iitʼééh
• neiłtʼiʼ
• néíłtʼih
• yidiłtʼééh
• yiłtʼééh
• yitʼééh
• yítʼééh
• yítʼiʼ
• yoołtʼih