ałhą́ą́ʼ

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ghą́ą́ʼ (durative imperfective stem of root -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to snore”)

Verb

ałhą́ą́ʼ

1. he/she is snoring

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ashhą́ą́ʼ	iilghą́ą́ʼ	daʼiilghą́ą́ʼ
2nd person	íłhą́ą́ʼ	ołhą́ą́ʼ	daʼołhą́ą́ʼ
3rd person	ałhą́ą́ʼ		daʼałhą́ą́ʼ
4th person	ajiłhą́ą́ʼ		daʼjiłhą́ą́ʼ

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ííłhą́ą́ʼ	iilghą́ą́ʼ	daʼiilghą́ą́ʼ
2nd person	ííníłhą́ą́ʼ	oołhą́ą́ʼ	daʼoołhą́ą́ʼ
3rd person	ííłhą́ą́ʼ		daʼííłhą́ą́ʼ
4th person	ajííłhą́ą́ʼ		daʼjííłhą́ą́ʼ