neiʼá

See also: neia

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼá (continuative imperfective stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle a solid roundish object”).

Verb

neiʼá

1. he/she is carrying it (a solid roundish object) around

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashʼá	neiitʼá	nideiitʼá
2nd person	naniʼá	naahʼá	nidaahʼá
3rd person	neiʼá		nideiʼá
4th person	nijiʼá		nidajiʼá

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	niséʼą́	nisiitʼą́	nidasiitʼą́
2nd person	nisíníʼą́	nisooʼą́	nidasooʼą́
3rd person	neizʼą́		nideizʼą́
4th person	nijizʼą́		nidajizʼą́

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshʼaał	ndiitʼaał	ndadiitʼaał
2nd person	ndííʼaał	ndoohʼaał	ndadoohʼaał
3rd person	neidooʼaał		ndeidooʼaał
4th person	nizhdooʼaał		ndazhdooʼaał

ITER: -ʼaah

OPT: -ʼaał