nahałʼin
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼin (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to bark”).
Verb
[edit]nahałʼin
- it (a dog) barks
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
This verb has an alternative si-perfective nahasʼįįd, which may rather belong to a Continuative (∅/si) paradigm.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | nahałʼin |
| PERFECTIVE | nahóółʼįįd |
| FUTURE | nahodoołʼįįd |