naabé
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -bé (continuative imperfective stem of root -BĮ́Į́ʼ, “to swim”).
Verb
naabé
- he/she is swimming
- he/she is bathing
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashbé | neiibé | nideiibé |
| 2nd person | nanibé | naahbé | nidaahbé |
| 3rd person | naabé | nidaabé | |
| 4th person | nijibé | nidajibé | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nisébį́į́ʼ | nisiibį́į́ʼ | nidasiibį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | nisíníbį́į́ʼ | nisoobį́į́ʼ | nidasoobį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | naazbį́į́ʼ | nidaazbį́į́ʼ | |
| 4th person | nijizbį́į́ʼ | nidajizbį́į́ʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshbeeł | ndiibeeł | ndadiibeeł |
| 2nd person | ndííbeeł | ndoohbeeł | ndadoohbeeł |
| 3rd person | ndoobeeł | ndadoobeeł | |
| 4th person | nizhdoobeeł | ndazhdoobeeł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -bé
- PERFECTIVE: -bį́į́ʼ
- FUTURE: -beeł