neiyeeł

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -yi- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yeeł (continuative stem of root -YÉÉL, “to dream”).

Verb

neiyeeł

1. he/she is dreaming, is having a dream

   Tłʼéédą́ą́ʼ naa neiséyeel. ― I dreamed about you last night.

   Nizhónígo nijiiyeeł. ― Having pleasant dreams.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	neishheeł	neiigeeł	nideiigeeł
2nd person	neíyeeł	naohheeł	nidaohheeł
3rd person	neiyeeł		nideiyeeł
4th person	nijiiyeeł		nidajiiyeeł

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	neiséyeel	neisiigeel	nideisiigeel
2nd person	neisíníyeel	neisooyeel	nideisooyeel
3rd person	neizyeel		nideizyeel
4th person	nijiizyeel		nidajiizyeel

Stem set

• IMPERFECTIVE: -yeeł
• PERFECTIVE: -yeel
• FUTURE: -yił
• ITERATIVE: -yił
• OPTATIVE: -yeeł

Related terms

• néidiiyeeł

See also

• ńdiilgą́ą́sh (“s/he has a nightmare”)