nikeeh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ni- (terminative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jeeh (imperfective stem of root -JÉÉʼ, “to lie — 3+ actors”).
Verb
[edit]nikeeh
Usage notes
[edit]This stem is used for sitting in groups of two subjects.
Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject sitting with one 2 additional subjects as a group:
- Nihił nishjeeh — I'm reclining with you (pl.).
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishkeeh | niikeeh | daniikeeh |
| 2nd person | níkeeh | nohkeeh | danohkeeh |
| 3rd person | nikeeh | danikeeh | |
| 4th person | jinikeeh | dazhnikeeh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | néké | neeké | daneeké |
| 2nd person | níníké | shinooké | dashinoojké |
| 3rd person | neezhké | daneezhké | |
| 4th person | jineezhké | dazhneezhké | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dínéeshkeeł | díníikeeł | dadíníikeeł |
| 2nd person | dínííkeeł | dínóohkeeł | dadínóohkeeł |
| 3rd person | dínóokeeł | dadínóokeeł | |
| 4th person | dízhnóokeeł | dazhdínóokeeł | |
See also
[edit]- niteeh (1), niteesh (2), nijeeh (3+) (“to lie down”)
- nidaah (1), nikeeh (2), dinibįįh (3+) (“to sit down”)
References
[edit]- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 659.