áyóʼní
Navajo
Etymology
ʼá- (“thus”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -d- (classifier) + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIID, “to desire, to love”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɑ́jóʔnɪ́/
Verb
áyóʼní
- he/she loves it
- Ayóí ánóshʼní. ― I love you.
- Ayóí áshííníʼní. ― You love me.
- Ayóí ádóʼní. ― He loves himself. He is stuck up.
- Ayóí ádeíníiʼní. ― We love him.
- Ayói ádanííníiʼní. ― We love you.
Usage notes
This verb is used together with ayóí or ayóó. This is a neuter verb. As such, it is only used in the imperfective.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).
| neuter imp | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | óoshʼní, ííníshʼní | ííníiʼní | ádeíníiʼní |
| 2nd person | ííníʼní | íínóhʼní | ádeínóhʼní |
| 3rd person | áyóʼní | ádayóʼní | |
| 4th person | ájóʼní | ádajóʼní | |
See also: ayóóʼáyóʼní
References
- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 683.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 450