ííłní
Navajo
Etymology
ʼá- (“thus”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIID, “to say”).
Verb
ííłní
- he says thus to him
- he asks him permission
- John bilį́į́ʼ shaʼdooltééł biniiyé ábidishní. ― Iʼm asking John to lend me his horse.
- he means by it
- Ni dooda, John ábidishní. ― Not you, I mean John.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø), with some irregularities.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | ábidishní | ábidiiʼní | ádabidiiʼní |
2nd person | ábidiní | ábidohní | ádabidohní |
3rd person | ííłní | ádeiłní | |
4th person | ábijiní | ádabijiní |
See also
- ní
- ání
- yiłní
- yidiłní