ndeedzééh

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + -di- (“arms, legs”) + -ee- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dzééh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -DZAʼ, “to stagger”).

Verb

ndeedzééh

  1. to stagger as far as a stopping point

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person ndinisdzééh ndiniidzééh ndidaniidzééh
2nd person ndinídzééh ndinohdzééh ndidanohdzééh
3rd person ndeedzééh ndidaadzééh
4th person ndijídzééh ndidajídzééh
perfective singular duoplural plural
1st person ndinisdzaʼ ndiniidzaʼ ndidaniidzaʼ
2nd person ndíínídzaʼ ndinoohdzaʼ ndidanoohdzaʼ
3rd person ndeedzaʼ ndidaadzaʼ
4th person ndijídzaʼ ndidajídzaʼ

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 165
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