neichʼąąh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼąąh (continuative imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄĄʼ, “to decorate”).
Verb
[edit]neichʼąąh
- he/she is decorating it, illustrating it (a book)
- he/she is making it (a drawing or painting)
- he/she is drawing or painting it (the subject matter), depicting it by drawing or painting
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashchʼąąh | neiichʼąąh | nideiichʼąąh |
| 2nd person | nanichʼąąh | naahchʼąąh | nidaahchʼąąh |
| 3rd person | neichʼąąh | nideichʼąąh | |
| 4th person | nijichʼąąh | nidajichʼąąh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishéchʼąąʼ | nishiichʼąąʼ | nidashiichʼąąʼ |
| 2nd person | nishíníchʼąąʼ | nishoochʼąąʼ | nidashoochʼąąʼ |
| 3rd person | neizhchʼąąʼ | nideizhchʼąąʼ | |
| 4th person | nijizhchʼąąʼ | nidajizhchʼąąʼ | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Passive A | Passive B |
| — | — | naashchʼąąʼ | nabiʼdishchʼąąʼ |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nideeshchʼąh | nidiichʼąh | nidadiichʼąh |
| 2nd person | nidííchʼąh | nidoohchʼąh | nidadoohchʼąh |
| 3rd person | neidoochʼąh | nideidoochʼąh | |
| 4th person | nizhdoochʼąh | nidazhdoochʼąh | |