ánéídlééh
Navajo
Etymology
ʼá- (“do”) + -ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -ł- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to make”).
Unlike the d-effect found in verbs like yilééh or íílééh in the 1st person duo-plural and passives, the d-effect induced here by ná-reversionary applies after classifier -ł- and stem-initial -n- had already merged into -l-, to produce -dl-.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with some irregularities
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ánáshdlééh | ánéiilnééh | ánádeiilnééh |
| 2nd person | ánánídlééh | ánáhdlééh | ánádaahdlééh |
| 3rd person | ánéídlééh | ánádeidlééh | |
| 4th person | áńjídlééh | ánádajidlééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ánáshdlaa | ánéiilyaa | ánádeiilyaa |
| 2nd person | ánéinidlaa | ánáoodlaa | ánádaoodlaa |
| 3rd person | ánáyiidlaa | ánádayiidlaa | |
| 4th person | áńjiidlaa | ánádajiidlaa | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | áńdeeshdlííł | áńdiilnííł | áńdadiilnííł |
| 2nd person | áńdíídlííł | áńdoohdlííł | áńdadoohdlííł |
| 3rd person | ánéidoodlííł | áńdeidoodlííł | |
| 4th person | ánízhdoodlííł | áńdazhdoodlííł | |
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