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neiłʼaʼ

neiłʼaʼ

Navajo

Verb

neiłʼaʼ

  1. 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

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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”).

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