neiłbąąs

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -bąąs (continuative imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb

neiłbąąs

1. he/she is rolling it around (a wheel, a hoop)
2. he/she is driving it around (a wheeled vehicle)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naasbąąs	neiilbąąs	ndeiilbąąs
2nd person	naniłbąąs	naałbąąs	ndaałbąąs
3rd person	neiłbąąs		ndeiłbąąs
4th person	njiłbąąs		ndajiłbąąs

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	niséłbą́ą́z	nisiilbą́ą́z	ndasiilbą́ą́z
2nd person	nisíníłbą́ą́z	nisoołbą́ą́z	ndasoołbą́ą́z
3rd person	neisbą́ą́z		ndeisbą́ą́z
4th person	njisbą́ą́z		ndajisbą́ą́z

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeesbąs	ndiilbąs	ndadiilbąs
2nd person	ndííłbąs	ndoołbąs	ndadoołbąs
3rd person	neidoołbąs		ndeidoołbąs
4th person	nizhdoołbąs		ndazhdoołbąs

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
• PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
• FUTURE: -bąs
• ITERATIVE: -bąs
• OPTATIVE: -bąąs

Related terms

• haiłbąąs
• naabąąs
• názbąs
• yiłbąąs
• yisdábąąs
• yisdéíłbąąs
• yoołbąs

See also

• neiłmaas