haiłhaał
Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ghaał (imperfective stem of root -GHAAL, “to bat”).
Verb
haiłhaał
- he/she is shelling them (corn, beans) by beating them out of their shells or pods
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | haashhaał | haiilghaał | hadeiilghaał |
| 2nd person | haniłhaał | haałhaał | hadaałhaał |
| 3rd person | haiłhaał | hadeiłhaał | |
| 4th person | hajiłhaał | hadajiłhaał | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hááłhaal | haiilghaal | hadasiilghaal |
| 2nd person | háíníłhaal | haoołhaal | hadasoołhaal |
| 3rd person | hayííłhaal | hadeisxaal | |
| 4th person | hajííłhaal | hadajisxaal | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hadeeshhał | hadiilghał | hadadiilghał |
| 2nd person | hadííłhał | hadoołhał | hadadoołhał |
| 3rd person | haidoołhał | hadeidoołhał | |
| 4th person | hazhdoołhał | hadazhdoołhał | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -ł + -ghał = hał
- OPTATIVE: -ł + -ghaał = haał