naalʼaʼ

See also: naalâ, naałʼaʼ, nááḷá, näälä, and ŋaala

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, mediopassive) + -ʼaʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -ʼAʼ, “to send, to order”).

Verb

naalʼaʼ

  1. he/she is a servant or a slave (taking orders or running errands for someone else)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashʼaʼ neiilʼaʼ nideiilʼaʼ
2nd person nanilʼaʼ naołʼaʼ nidaałʼaʼ
3rd person naalʼaʼ nidaalʼaʼ
4th person nijilʼaʼ nidajilʼaʼ
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nisisʼaʼ nisiilʼaʼ nidasiilʼaʼ
2nd person nisínílʼaʼ nisoołʼaʼ nidasoołʼaʼ
3rd person naasʼaʼ nidaasʼaʼ
4th person nijisʼaʼ nidajisʼaʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshʼaał ndiilʼaał ndadiilʼaał
2nd person ndíílʼaał ndoołʼaał ndadoołʼaał
3rd person ndoolʼaał ndadoolʼaał
4th person nizhdoolʼaał ndazhdoolʼaał
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