iinííł
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nííł (imperfective stem of root -NIL, “to handle several objects”).
Verb
iinííł
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishnííł | iiʼnííł | adeiiʼnííł |
| 2nd person | aninííł | oohnííł | adaahnííł |
| 3rd person | iinííł | adaanííł | |
| 4th person | ajinííł | adajinííł | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | íínil | iiʼnil | adasiiʼnil |
| 2nd person | íínínil | oonil | adasoonil |
| 3rd person | íínil | adaaznil | |
| 4th person | ajíínil | adajiznil | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshnił | adiiʼnił | adadiiʼnił |
| 2nd person | adíínił | adoohnił | adadoohnił |
| 3rd person | adoonił | adadoonił | |
| 4th person | azhdoonił | adazhdoonił | |