neiłʼeeł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -ʼeeł (continuative imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Verb
[edit]neiłʼeeł
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashʼeeł | neiilʼeeł | ndeiilʼeeł |
| 2nd person | naniłʼeeł | naałʼeeł | ndaałʼeeł |
| 3rd person | neiłʼeeł | ndeiłʼeeł | |
| 4th person | njiłʼeeł | ndajiłʼeeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséłʼéél | nisiilʼéél | ndasiilʼéél |
| 2nd person | nisíníłʼéél | nisoołʼéél | ndasoołʼéél |
| 3rd person | neisʼéél | ndeisʼéél | |
| 4th person | njisʼéél | ndajisʼéél | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshʼoł | ndiilʼoł | ndadiilʼoł |
| 2nd person | ndííłʼoł | ndoołʼoł | ndadoołʼoł |
| 3rd person | neidoołʼoł | ndeidoołʼoł | |
| 4th person | nizhdoołʼoł | ndazhdoołʼoł | |