ííłniih
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Etymology[edit]
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -niih (imperfective stem of root -NÍÍʼ, “middle”)
Verb[edit]
ííłniih
- to become the middle of
- Shį́ ʼííłniih. ― It becomes mid-summer.
- Hai ʼííłniih. ― It becomes the middle of winter.
- Tłʼééʼ ííłnííʼ. ― It became midnight.
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities, third person only.
3rd person singular | |
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IMPERFECTIVE | ííłniih |
PERFECTIVE | ííłnííʼ |
FUTURE | adoołnííʼ |
ITERATIVE | náʼáłnih |
OPTATIVE | ółnííh |
Note: the imperfective is conjugated like a perfective with a high tone prefix.
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- ałnéʼéʼaah (“to become noon”)