neiniłkaad
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -kaad (continuative imperfective stem of root -KAAD, “to cause a mass of plural objects to move scattered, to herd”).
Verb
[edit]neiniłkaad
- he/she is herding them (animals such as sheep, cattle, etc.)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nanishkaad | naniilkaad | ndaniilkaad |
| 2nd person | naníłkaad | nanołkaad | ndanołkaad |
| 3rd person | neiniłkaad | ndeiniłkaad | |
| 4th person | nazhniłkaad | ndazhniłkaad | |