naatʼaʼ

== Navajo == === Etymology === na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -tʼaʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɑ̀ːtʼɑ̀ʔ/ === Verb === naatʼaʼ to fly around (a bird or an airplane); (in the perfective) to make a round-trip flying Shił naatʼaʼ. ― I fly around on it. (lit. It flies around with me) ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only. ==== Verbal stems ==== IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼááh CONTINUATIVE: -tʼaʼ PERFECTIVE: -tʼaʼ FUTURE: -tʼah ITERATIVE: -tʼah OPTATIVE: -tʼááh