yiʼnééh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Verb
[edit]yiʼnééh
- he/she is crawling somewhere
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishʼnééh | yiiʼnééh | deiiʼnééh |
| 2nd person | niʼnééh | wohʼnééh | daahʼnééh |
| 3rd person | yiʼnééh | daaʼnééh | |
| 4th person | jiʼnééh | dajiʼnééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishʼnaʼ | niiʼnaʼ | dasiiʼnaʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníʼnaʼ | noohʼnaʼ | dasoohʼnaʼ |
| 3rd person | yíʼnaʼ | daasʼnaʼ | |
| 4th person | jíʼnaʼ | dajisʼnaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshʼnah | diiʼnah | dadiiʼnah |
| 2nd person | dííʼnah | doohʼnah | dadoohʼnah |
| 3rd person | dooʼnah | dadooʼnah | |
| 4th person | jidooʼnah | dazhdooʼnah | |