ashdlaltʼé
Navajo
Etymology
ashdlaʼ (“five”) + yiltʼé (“there are a certain number of them”), from the root -TʼEʼ (“to be”).
Verb
ashdlaltʼé
- there are five of them
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter absolute (∅), plural only
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | ashdlaniiltʼé | ashdladaniiltʼé |
| 2nd person | — | ashdlanołtʼé | ashdladanołtʼé |
| 3rd person | ashdlaltʼé | ashdladaaltʼé | |
| 4th person | ashdlajiltʼé | ashdladajiltʼé | |
Related terms
- táltʼé (“there are three of them”)
- dį́ltʼé (“there are four of them”)
- hastą́ltʼé (“there are six of them”)
- tsostsʼiltʼé (“there are seven of them”)
- tseebíltʼé (“there are eight of them”)
- náhástʼéltʼé (“there are nine of them”)
- neeználtʼé (“there are ten of them”)
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 125.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 539