Navajo Etymology ni- (thematic) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -né (conclusive stem of root -NÁ, “to die — 2+ actors”).

niné

See also: nine and níne

Contents

• 1 Navajo
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Verb
    • 1.2.1 Usage notes
    • 1.2.2 Conjugation
    • 1.2.3 Verbal stems
    • 1.2.4 See also

Navajo

Etymology

ni- (thematic) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -né (conclusive stem of root -NÁ, “to die — 2+ actors”).

Verb

niné

1. they (two or more subjects) are dying

Usage notes

The stem used for multiple subjects is different from the stem used for one subject. For singular subjects, see daatsaah.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	—	niiʼné	daniiʼné
2nd person	—	nohné	danohné
3rd person	—	niné	daniné
4th person	—	jininé	dazhniné

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	—	neeʼná	daneeʼná
2nd person	—	sinooná	dasinooná
3rd person	—	neezná	daneezná
4th person	—	jineezná	dazneezná

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -né
• PERFECTIVE: -ná
• FUTURE: -nééł
• OPTATIVE: -nééł
• ITERATIVE: -nééh

See also

• daatsaah (1)

Categories:

• Navajo verbs with prefix ni-
• Navajo verbs with classifier -Ø-
• Navajo terms belonging to the root -NÁ (die)
• Navajo lemmas
• Navajo verbs
• Navajo verbs in the conclusive (Ø/si) aspect
• nv:Death