naamaas
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -maas (continuative imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naasmaas | neiiʼmaas | nideiiʼmaas |
| 2nd person | nanimaas | naahmaas | nidaahmaas |
| 3rd person | naamaas | nidaamaas | |
| 4th person | nijimaas | nidajimaas | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nisémááz | nisiiʼmááz | nidasiiʼmááz |
| 2nd person | nisínímááz | nisoomááz | nidasoomááz |
| 3rd person | naazmááz | nidaazmááz | |
| 4th person | nijizmááz | nidajizmááz | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeesmas | ndiiʼmas | ndadiiʼmas |
| 2nd person | ndíímas | ndoohmas | ndadoohmas |
| 3rd person | ndoomas | ndadoomas | |
| 4th person | nizhdoomas | ndazhdoomas | |
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.