neiʼá
See also: neia
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]neiʼá
- he/she is carrying it (a solid roundish object) around
Conjugation
[edit]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