naʼnitin
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tin (continuative imperfective stem of root -TĄ́, “to teach”).
Verb
naʼnitin
- he/she gives instruction, teaches, coaches
- he/she is a teacher
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naʼnishtin | naʼniitin | ndaʼniitin |
| 2nd person | naʼnítin | naʼnohtin | ndaʼnohtin |
| 3rd person | naʼnitin | ndaʼnitin | |
| 4th person | nazhʼnitin | ndazhʼnitin | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naʼnétą́ą́ʼ | naʼneetą́ą́ʼ | ndaʼneetą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | naʼnínítą́ą́ʼ | naʼnootą́ą́ʼ | ndaʼnootą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | naʼneeztą́ą́ʼ | ndaʼneeztą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | nazhʼneeztą́ą́ʼ | ndazhʼneeztą́ą́ʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndíʼnéeshtįįł | ndíʼníitįįł | ndadíʼníitįįł |
| 2nd person | ndíʼníítįįł | ndíʼnóohtįįł | ndadíʼnóohtįįł |
| 3rd person | ndíʼnóotįįł | ndadíʼnóotįįł | |
| 4th person | ndízhʼnóotįįł | ndadízhʼnóotįįł | |
Noun
naʼnitin
- teaching, instruction
- advice, counsel