naʼatłʼoʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tłʼoʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -TŁʼǪ́, “to weave”).
Verb
naʼatłʼoʼ (intransitive)
- to put up Christmas decorations
- to weave a web
- to play the cat's cradle game
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naʼashtłʼoʼ | naʼiitłʼoʼ | ndaʼiitłʼoʼ |
| 2nd person | naʼítłʼoʼ | naʼohtłʼoʼ | ndaʼohtłʼoʼ |
| 3rd person | naʼatłʼoʼ | ndaʼatłʼoʼ | |
| 4th person | nʼjitłʼoʼ | ndaʼjitłʼoʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niʼsétłʼǫ́ | niʼsiitłʼǫ́ | ndaʼsiitłʼǫ́ |
| 2nd person | niʼsínítłʼǫ́ | niʼsootłʼǫ́ | ndaʼsootłʼǫ́ |
| 3rd person | naʼaztłʼǫ́ | ndaʼaztłʼǫ́ | |
| 4th person | nʼjiztłʼǫ́ | ndaʼjiztłʼǫ́ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nʼdeeshtłʼooł | nʼdiitłʼooł | ndaʼdiitłʼooł |
| 2nd person | nʼdíítłʼooł | nʼdoohtłʼooł | ndaʼdoohtłʼooł |
| 3rd person | nʼdootłʼooł | ndaʼdootłʼooł | |
| 4th person | nizhʼdootłʼooł | ndazhʼdootłʼooł | |
Noun
naʼatłʼoʼ
- the cat's cradle game
Related terms
- chʼil naʼatłʼoʼii
- naʼatłʼoʼii