neiłmaas
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -maas (continuative imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
Verb
[edit]neiłmaas
- he/she is rolling it around
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naasmaas | neiilmaas | ndeiilmaas |
| 2nd person | naniłmaas | naałmaas | ndaałmaas |
| 3rd person | neiłmaas | ndeiłmaas | |
| 4th person | njiłmaas | ndajiłmaas | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséłmááz | nisiilmááz | ndasiilmááz |
| 2nd person | nisíníłmááz | nisoołmááz | ndasoołmááz |
| 3rd person | neismááz | ndeismááz | |
| 4th person | njismááz | ndajismááz | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeesmas | ndiilmas | ndadiilmas |
| 2nd person | ndííłmas | ndoołmas | ndadoołmas |
| 3rd person | neidoołmas | ndeidoołmas | |
| 4th person | nizhdoołmas | ndazhdoołmas | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -mas
- OPTATIVE: -maas
Related terms
[edit]- chʼémáás
- chʼííłmáás
- haamáás
- haiłmáás
- iimáás
- iiłmáás
- naamaas
- niimas
- nímaz
- yiłmáás
- yíłmáás
- yiłmaz
- yimáás
- yímáás
- yimas
- yiniłmas
- yiniiłmas
- yoołmas