haatłíísh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ha- (up out) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).

Verb[edit]

haatłíísh

  1. he/she is flying or falling out
  2. it is born (a calf or a colt)

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haashtłíísh haiitłíísh hadeiitłíísh
2nd person hanitłíísh haahtłíísh hadaahtłíísh
3rd person haatłíísh hadaatłíísh
4th person hajitłíísh hadajitłíísh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person háátłizh haiitłizh hadashiitłizh
2nd person háínítłizh haootłizh hadashootłizh
3rd person háátłizh hadaazhtłizh
4th person hajíítłizh hadajizhtłizh
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeeshtłish hadiitłish hadadiitłish
2nd person hadíítłish hadoohtłish hadadoohtłish
3rd person hadootłish hadadootłish
4th person hazhdootłish hadazhdootłish

Verbal stems[edit]

  • ITERATIVE: -tłish
  • OPTATIVE: -tłíísh

Related terms[edit]