adikaʼ

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See also: Ádika

Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-kaʼ (repetitive imperfective stem of root -KAAD, “flatness moves”).

Verb[edit]

adikaʼ

  1. he/she is playing cards
  2. he/she is gambling with cards

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person adishkaʼ adiikaʼ daʼdiikaʼ
2nd person adíkaʼ adohkaʼ daʼdohkaʼ
3rd person adikaʼ daʼdikaʼ
4th person azhdikaʼ dazhʼdikaʼ
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person adííkaad adiikaad daʼdiikaad
2nd person adííníkaad adookaad daʼdookaad
3rd person adííkaad daʼdííkaad
4th person azhdííkaad dazhʼdííkaad

Stem set[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -kaʼ
  • PERFECTIVE: -kaad
  • FUTURE: -kał
  • ITERATIVE: -kaʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -kaʼ

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