naabé

• 1 Navajo
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Verb
    • 1.2.1 Conjugation

Navajo

Etymology

na- (“circuital”) + -Ø- (“3rd person subject prefix”) + -Ø- (“classifier”) + -bé (“imperfective verb stem”)

Verb

naabé

1. he/she is swimming
2. he/she is bathing

Conjugation

IMPERFECTIVE

naashbé

singular

neiibé

duoplural

nadeiibé

IMPERFECTIVE

nanibé

singular

naahbé

duoplural

nadaahbé

IMPERFECTIVE

naabé

singular

nadaabé

IMPERFECTIVE

najibé

singular

nidajibé

PERFECTIVE

nisébį́į́ʼ

singular

nisiibį́į́ʼ

duoplural

nidasiibį́į́ʼ

PERFECTIVE

nisíníbį́į́ʼ

singular

nisoobį́į́ʼ

duoplural

nidasoobį́į́ʼ

PERFECTIVE

naazbį́į́ʼ

singular

nidaazbį́į́ʼ

PERFECTIVE

nijizbį́į́ʼ

singular

nidajizbį́į́ʼ