Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).
Verb
iitʼááh
- he/she/it is flying away out of sight
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective
|
singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
|
iishtʼááh
|
iitʼááh
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adeiitʼááh
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| 2nd person
|
anitʼááh
|
oohtʼááh
|
adaahtʼááh
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| 3rd person
|
iitʼááh
|
adaatʼááh
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| 4th person
|
ajitʼááh
|
adajitʼááh
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| perfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
|
eeshtʼaʼ
|
iitʼaʼ
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adasiitʼaʼ
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| 2nd person
|
íínítʼaʼ
|
oohtʼaʼ
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adasoohtʼaʼ
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| 3rd person
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eetʼaʼ
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adaastʼaʼ
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| 4th person
|
ajootʼaʼ
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adajistʼaʼ
|
| future
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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adeeshtʼah
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adiitʼah
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adadiitʼah
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| 2nd person
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adíítʼah
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adoohtʼah
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adadoohtʼah
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| 3rd person
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adootʼah
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adadootʼah
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| 4th person
|
azhdootʼah
|
adazhdootʼah
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Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼááh
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼaʼ
- FUTURE: -tʼah
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh