neiłté

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -té (continuative imperfective stem of root -TĮ́, “ to handle an animate object”).

Verb

neiłté

1. he/she is carrying him/her/it around (an animate object)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashté	neiilté	nideiilté
2nd person	naniłté	naałté	nidaałté
3rd person	neiłté		nideiłté
4th person	nijiłté		nidajiłté

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	niséłtį́	nisiiltį́	nidasiiltį́
2nd person	nisíníłtį́	nisoołtį́	nidasoołtį́
3rd person	neistį́		nideistį́
4th person	nijistį́		nidajistį́

future	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshteeł	ndiilteeł	ndadiilteeł
2nd person	ndííłteeł	ndoołteeł	ndadoołteeł
3rd person	neidoołteeł		ndeidoołteeł
4th person	nizhdoołteeł		ndazhdoołteeł

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -teeh
• OPTATIVE: -teeł

Related terms

• naaztį́
• sitį́
• yiłteeh
• yoołtééł

See also

• neiʼá
• neijaah
• neiká
• neilé
• neiłjooł
• neiłtsoos
• neitin
• neitłeeh
• neiyé