naaʼnaʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -naʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Verb
naaʼnaʼ
- he/she/it crawls about
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashʼnaʼ | neiiʼnaʼ | nideiiʼnaʼ |
| 2nd person | naniʼnaʼ | naahʼnaʼ | nidaahʼnaʼ |
| 3rd person | naaʼnaʼ | nidaaʼnaʼ | |
| 4th person | nijiʼnaʼ | nidajiʼnaʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nisisʼnaʼ | nisiiʼnaʼ | nidasiiʼnaʼ |
| 2nd person | nisíníʼnaʼ | nisoohʼnaʼ | nidasoohʼnaʼ |
| 3rd person | naasʼnaʼ | nidaasʼnaʼ | |
| 4th person | nijisʼnaʼ | nidajisʼnaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshʼnah | ndiiʼnah | ndadiiʼnah |
| 2nd person | ndííʼnah | ndoohʼnah | ndadoohʼnah |
| 3rd person | ndooʼnah | ndadooʼnah | |
| 4th person | nizhdooʼnah | ndazhdooʼnah | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -naʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -naʼ
- FUTURE: -nah
- ITERATIVE: -nah
- OPTATIVE: -nééh
Derived terms
- chidí naaʼnaʼí (caterpillar tractor)
Related terms
- yiʼnééh