anootʼih
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼih (cursive stem of root -TʼIʼ, “to stagger”)
Verb
anootʼih
- to go staggering along
Conjugation
Paradigm: Progressive (yi)
| progressive | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | aneeshtʼih | aniitʼih | daʼníitʼééh |
| 2nd person | aníítʼih | anoohtʼih | daʼnoohtʼééh |
| 3rd person | anootʼih | daʼnéetʼééh | |
| 4th person | azhnootʼih | dazhʼnéetʼééh | |
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 115.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 553