dzitaał
Navajo
Etymology
dzi- (“away into distance”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -taał (momentaneous stem of root -TÁÁL, “to move the foot”)
Verb
dzitaał
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | jishtaał | dziitaał | dadziitaał |
| 2nd person | dzítaał | dzohtaał | dadzohtaał |
| 3rd person | dzitaał | dadzitaał | |
| 4th person | yijitaał | deijitaał | |
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 489.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 486