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Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kaad (neuter perfective stem of root -KAAD, “flatness moves or stands”).
Verb
naazkaad
- they lie around somewhere, are located somewhere (spreading objects as bushy trees, blankets)
Usage notes
This verb is limited to expression in the third person and refers to multiple items.
Also occurs with distributive da- as ndaazkaad, referring to a plurality of objects lying in groups.
For a single item, use the verb sikaad.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
| PERFECTIVE
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singular
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plural
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dist. plural
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| 3rd person
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(sikaad)
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naazkaad
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ndaazkaad
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