báʼóltaʼí

Etymology

bá (“for him/her”) + óltaʼ (“reading is done”) + -í (nominalizer)

Noun

báʼóltaʼí

  1. teacher
    Báʼóltaʼí shíká análwoʼ. ― The teacher helps me.
    Báʼóltaʼí nishłį́. ― I am a teacher.
    báʼííníshtaʼí ― my teacher
    báʼííníłtaʼí ― your (singular) teacher
    yáʼółtaʼí ― his/her/their teacher
    báʼííníiltaʼí ― our teacher
    báʼíínółtaʼí ― your (plural) teacher

Usage notes

Although this is a noun, it is a nominalized verb (the one for whom reading is done), and to get the possessed forms you must conjugate it like a verb (the one for whom I read, the one for whom you read, and so on).

Conjugation
IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person báʼííníshtaʼí báʼííníiltaʼí bádaʼííníiltaʼí
2nd person báʼííníłtaʼí báʼíínółtaʼí bádaʼíínółtaʼí
3rd person yáʼółtaʼí yádaʼółtaʼí
4th person báʼájółtaʼí bádaʼjółtaʼí
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person báʼííłtaʼí báʼíiltaʼí bádaʼíiltaʼí
2nd person báʼííníłtaʼí báʼóołtaʼí bádaʼóołtaʼí
3rd person yáʼííłtaʼí yádaʼííłtaʼí
4th person báʼájííłtaʼí bádaʼjííłtaʼí
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person báʼíídéeshtahí báʼíídíiltahí bádaʼíídíiltahí
2nd person báʼíídííłtahí báʼíídóołtahí bádaʼíídóołtahí
3rd person yáʼíídóołtahí yádaʼíídóołtahí
4th person báʼíízhdóołtahí bádaʼíízhdóołtahí
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