naabąąs
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Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -bąąs (continuative imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).
Verb
naabąąs
- it is rolling around about (a wheeled vehicle)
- Shił naabąąs. ― I ride it around (a wagon) (lit. it rolls around with me)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | naabąąs |
| PERFECTIVE | naazbą́ą́z |
| FUTURE | ndoobąs |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
- PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
- FUTURE: -bąs
- ITERATIVE: -bąs
- OPTATIVE: -bąąs
Related terms
- haiłbąąs
- neiłbąąs
- názbąs
- yiłbąąs
- yisdábąąs
- yisdéíłbąąs
- yoołbąs