naané

== Navajo == === Etymology === na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -né (continuative imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to play”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɑ̀ːnɛ́/ === Verb === naané he/she is playing Amásání doo naanée da! ― Grandma don’t play! Bee naané. ― He plays with it (a toy); he plays it (a musical instrument). Bił naané. ― He plays with him (a person). he/she is teasing ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si). ==== Related terms ==== FUTURE: -neeł IMPERFECTIVE: -né PERFECTIVE: -neʼ ITERATIVE: -neeh OPTATIVE: -neʼ