neiniih
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -niih (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).
Verb
[edit]neiniih
- he/she is giving them out, distributing them
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashniih | neiiʼniih | ndeiiʼniih |
| 2nd person | naniniih | naahniih | ndaahniih |
| 3rd person | neiniih | ndeiniih | |
| 4th person | njiniih | ndajiniih | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséniiʼ | nisiiʼniiʼ | ndasiiʼniiʼ |
| 2nd person | nisíníniiʼ | nisooniiʼ | ndasooniiʼ |
| 3rd person | neizniiʼ | ndeizniiʼ | |
| 4th person | njizniiʼ | ndajizniiʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshnih | ndiiʼnih | ndadiiʼnih |
| 2nd person | ndíínih | ndoohnih | ndadoohnih |
| 3rd person | neidoonih | ndeidoonih | |
| 4th person | nizhdoonih | ndazhdoonih | |