ánéídlééh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ʼá- (do) + -ná- (back, reversionary) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -ł- (classifier)-nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to make”).

Unlike the d-effect found in verbs like yilééh or íílééh in the 1st person duo-plural and passives, the d-effect induced here by -reversionary applies after classifier -ł- and stem-initial -n- had already merged into -l-, to produce -dl-.

Verb[edit]

ánéídlééh

  1. he/she is repairing it, fixing it

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ánáshdlééh ánéiilnééh ánádeiilnééh
2nd person ánánídlééh ánáhdlééh ánádaahdlééh
3rd person ánéídlééh ánádeidlééh
4th person áńjídlééh ánádajidlééh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ánáshdlaa ánéiilyaa ánádeiilyaa
2nd person ánéinidlaa ánáoodlaa ánádaoodlaa
3rd person ánáyiidlaa ánádayiidlaa
4th person áńjiidlaa ánádajiidlaa
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person áńdeeshdlííł áńdiilnííł áńdadiilnííł
2nd person áńdíídlííł áńdoohdlííł áńdadoohdlííł
3rd person ánéidoodlííł áńdeidoodlííł
4th person ánízhdoodlííł áńdazhdoodlííł