iiʼnééh
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔìːʔnéːh/
Verb
iiʼnééh
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishʼnééh | iiʼnééh | adeiiʼnééh |
| 2nd person | aniʼnééh | oohʼnééh | adaahʼnééh |
| 3rd person | iiʼnééh | adaaʼnééh | |
| 4th person | ajiʼnééh | adajiʼnééh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | eeshʼnaʼ | iiʼnaʼ | adasiiʼnaʼ |
| 2nd person | ííníʼnaʼ | oohʼnaʼ | adasoohʼnaʼ |
| 3rd person | eeʼnaʼ | adaasʼnaʼ | |
| 4th person | ajooʼnaʼ | adajisʼnaʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshʼnah | adiiʼnah | adadiiʼnah |
| 2nd person | adííʼnah | adoohʼnah | adadoohʼnah |
| 3rd person | adooʼnah | adadooʼnah | |
| 4th person | azhdooʼnah | adazhdooʼnah | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -nah
- OPTATIVE: -nééh
Related terms
- bikʼéʼnééh
- chʼéʼnééh
- diʼnééh
- haaʼnééh
- hiʼnééh
- naaʼnaʼ
- yisdáháʼnééh
- yisdáʼnééh
- yiʼnah
- yiʼnééh
- yíʼnééh