adaakęęs
Navajo
Etymology
ada- (“downward”) + -∅- (classifier) + -∅- (classifier) + -kęęs (momentaneous stem of root -KĘ́Ę́Z, “a slender stiff object moves”)
Verb
adaakęęs
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | adaakęęs |
| PERFECTIVE | adáákę́ę́z |
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 322