déesxéél
Navajo
Etymology
di- (“oral”) + -ni- (adjectival) + -si- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -yéél (neuter perfective stem of root -YÉÉL, “to be calm”).
The root onset, originally *gh (> y), devoices after ł-classifier: ł + ghéél > ł + héél.
For the high tone on the prefix complex, see also díní-.
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), with some irregularities (see also díní-).
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | díníshhéél | díníilyéél | dadíníilyéél |
| 2nd person | díníłhéél | dínóołhéél | dadínóołhéél |
| 3rd person | déesxéél | dadéesxéél | |
| 4th person | jidéesxéél | dazdéesxéél | |
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