neiłkid
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -kid (continuative imperfective stem of root -KID, “move about in a sliding manner”)
Verb
neiłkid
- he/she/it moves it about in a sliding manner
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashkid | neiilkid | ndeiilkid |
| 2nd person | naniłkid | naałkid | ndaałkid |
| 3rd person | neiłkid | ndeiłkid | |
| 4th person | njiłkid | ndajiłkid | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséłkid | nisiilkid | ndasiilkid |
| 2nd person | nisíníłkid | nisoołkid | ndasoołkid |
| 3rd person | neiskid | ndeiskid | |
| 4th person | njiskid | ndajiskid | |
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 326