neiłkaah
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kaah (continuative imperfective stem of root -KÁÁʼ, “to track”).
Verb
[edit]neiłkaah
- he/she is tracking it, following its trail
- he/she is examining it, checking it out, looking into it
- he/she is studying it, researching it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashkaah | neiilkaah | ndeiilkaah |
| 2nd person | naniłkaah | naałkaah | ndaałkaah |
| 3rd person | neiłkaah | ndeiłkaah | |
| 4th person | njiłkaah | ndajiłkaah | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséłkááʼ | nisiilkááʼ | ndasiilkááʼ |
| 2nd person | nisíníłkááʼ | nisoołkááʼ | ndasoołkááʼ |
| 3rd person | neiskááʼ | ndeiskááʼ | |
| 4th person | njiskááʼ | ndajiskááʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshkah | ndiilkah | ndadiilkah |
| 2nd person | ndííłkah | ndoołkah | ndadoołkah |
| 3rd person | neidoołkah | ndeidoołkah | |
| 4th person | nizhdoołkah | ndazhdoołkah | |