neiłtʼiʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼiʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).
Verb
neiłtʼiʼ
- he/she is stringing it/them around, going around arranging it/them in a string or line (as wiring a house or putting lights on a Christmas tree)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashtʼiʼ | neiiltʼiʼ | ndeiiltʼiʼ |
| 2nd person | naniłtʼiʼ | naałtʼiʼ | ndaałtʼiʼ |
| 3rd person | neiłtʼiʼ | ndeiłtʼiʼ | |
| 4th person | njiłtʼiʼ | ndajiłtʼiʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséłtʼiʼ | nisiiltʼiʼ | ndasiiltʼiʼ |
| 2nd person | nisíníłtʼiʼ | nisoołtʼiʼ | ndasoołtʼiʼ |
| 3rd person | neistʼiʼ | ndeistʼiʼ | |
| 4th person | njistʼiʼ | ndajistʼiʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshtʼih | ndiiltʼih | ndadiiltʼih |
| 2nd person | ndííłtʼih | ndoołtʼih | ndadoołtʼih |
| 3rd person | neidoołtʼih | ndeidoołtʼih | |
| 4th person | nizhdoołtʼih | ndazhdoołtʼih | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tʼih
- OPTATIVE: -tʼiʼ
Related terms
- chʼétʼééh
- chʼííłtʼééh
- ditʼééh
- haatʼééh
- haiłtʼééh
- iiłtʼééh
- iitʼééh
- naatʼiʼ
- néíłtʼih
- yidiłtʼééh
- yiłtʼééh
- yitʼééh
- yítʼééh
- yítʼiʼ
- yoołtʼih