neiłʼaʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, thematic) + -ʼaʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -ʼAʼ, “to send, to order”).
Verb
neiłʼaʼ
- he/she is ordering him/her around, is sending him/her on errands, uses him/her as a servant
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashʼaʼ | neiilʼaʼ | ndeiilʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | naniłʼaʼ | naałʼaʼ | ndaałʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | neiłʼaʼ | ndeiłʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | njiłʼaʼ | ndajiłʼaʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niséłʼaʼ | nisiilʼaʼ | ndasiilʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | nisíníłʼaʼ | nisoołʼaʼ | ndasoołʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | neisʼaʼ | ndeisʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | njisʼaʼ | ndajisʼaʼ | |
Related terms
- naalʼaʼ (“to be a servant”)
- yilʼá
- yilʼaah
- yiłʼá