nayiilé
Navajo
editEtymology
editna-(“downward”) + -y-(3rd person object prefix) + -hi-(seriative) +∅-(3rd person subject prefix) + -∅-(classifier) + -lé (imperfective stem of root-LÁ, “to handle a slender flexible object”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editnayiilé
- to pay a succession of payments: rent, salary, installments.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | nahashłé | nahiilyé | ndahiilyé |
2nd person | nahílé | nahohłé | ndahohłé |
3rd person | nayiilé | ndayiilé | |
4th person | njiilé | ndajiilé | |
Other forms | |||
Unspecified person | Spatial person | Passive A | Passive B |
— | — | nahalyé | — |
perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | nahálá | Nahaalyá | ndahaalyá |
2nd person | nahínílá | nahisoolá | ndahisoolá |
3rd person | nayiizlá | ndayiizlá | |
4th person | njiizlá | ndajiizlá |
Notes:
- D-effect in the 1st person duoplural results inly- instead of the expecteddl-.
- The stem in the passive perfective is-laʼ instead of the expected-lá.
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- Navajo terms prefixed with na- (downward)
- Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with hi- (seriative)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -LÁ (handle SFO)
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