nayiilé
Navajo
Etymology
na- (“downward”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -hi- (seriative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lé (imperfective stem of root -LÁ, “to handle a slender flexible object”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑ̀jìːlɛ́/
Verb
nayiilé
- to pay a succession of payments: rent, salary, installments.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nahashłé | nahiilyé | ndahiilyé |
| 2nd person | nahílé | nahohłé | ndahohłé |
| 3rd person | nayiilé | ndayiilé | |
| 4th person | njiilé | ndajiilé | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Simple passive | Agentive passive |
| — | — | nahalyé | — |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nahálá | nahaalyá | ndahaalyá |
| 2nd person | nahínílá | nahisoolá | ndahisoolá |
| 3rd person | nayiizlá | ndayiizlá | |
| 4th person | njiizlá | ndajiizlá | |
Notes:
- D-effect in the 1st person duoplural results in ly- instead of the expected dl-.
- The stem in the passive perfective is -laʼ instead of the expected -lá.