díkwíltʼeeh
Navajo
Etymology
díkwíí (“several”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼeeh (momentaneous stem of root -TʼEʼ, “to be”)
Verb
díkwíltʼeeh
- how many are there/were there/will there be?
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | díkwíiltʼeeh | ? |
| 2nd person | — | díkwółtʼeeh | ? |
| 3rd person | díkwíltʼeeh | ? | |
| 4th person | díkwíjíltʼeeh | ? | |
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 318.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 537