# naaghá
## Navajo
### Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) +
* ∅- (classifier) + -á (continuative imperfective stem of root -YÁ, “to go, to walk — 1 actor”)
* ∅- (classifier) + -ʼaash (continuative imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go, to walk — 2 actors”)
* d- (classifier) + -kai (continuative imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to go, to walk — 3 actors”)

### Verb

naaghá
* he/she is going around, walking about
* he/she goes and returns
    Marianne hádą́ą́ʼ Ahééhéshį́į́hgóó naayá? ― When did Marianne go to Phoenix?
    Áłchíní daʼółtaʼígíí naaki nídeezidídą́ą́ʼ Wááshindoongóó naaskai. ― The school children went to Washington two months ago.
* (with -di or an adverb of place) he/she is at/in
    Mary dóó Kii bimá sání yighandi naaʼaash. ― Mary and Kee are at their grandmother’s house.
    Ashiiké ółtaʼígíí kǫ́ǫ́ naaʼaash. ― The two boys who are students, are around here.
* (with -dę́ę́ʼ) he/she comes from
    Hastiin Hall Ohio hoolyéédę́ę́ʼ naaghá. ― Mr. Hall hails from a place called Ohio.
    Díí kweʼé atah daʼółtaʼígíí háádę́ę́ʼ ndaakai? ― Where do these students come from?
* (with baa) he/she is busy with; he/she is doing it
    Diné bizaad bóhooshʼaahgo baa naashá. ― I’m busy learning Navajo.
    Áłchíní haʼátʼíí yaa naakai? ― What are the children doing?
* (with chʼaa) he/she is on trip
    Chʼaa naashá ńtʼééʼ. ― I was on trip.
* (with yínííł “with mind”) he/she is sad/blue/worried
    Yínííł naaghá. ― He is sad.
* (with ká) he/she is sickly/invalid
    Ká naashá. ― I am sickly.
* buddy, friend (used by males, the 3rd-person dual can be used in this way to refer to male cousins)
    shił naaʼaash ― my clan brother; my buddy; my cousin ("father’s sister’s son" or "mother’s brother’s son")

#### Usage notes

Like all go-verbs, this verb uses three different roots for 1 subject going alone, 2 subjects going in a pair, and 3+ subjects going in a group. All three roots can be conjugated in all 3 numbers (singular, duoplural, distributive plural), with practical different meanings. See chʼéghááh, chʼéʼaash, chʼékááh for further details.

#### Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
| 1st person | naashá | neiitʼaash | neiikai |
| 2nd person | naniná | naahʼaash | naahkai |
| 3rd person | naaghá | naaʼaash | naakai |
| 4th person | nijighá | nijiʼaash | nidajikai |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
| 1st person | niséyá | nishiitʼáázh | nisiikai |
| 2nd person | nisíníyá | nishooʼáázh | nisoohkai |
| 3rd person | naayá | naazhʼáázh | naaskai |
| 4th person | nijiyá | nijizhʼáázh | nijiskai |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
| 1st person | nideeshaał | nidiitʼash | niikah |
| 2nd person | nidíínaał | nidoohʼash | nidoohkah |
| 3rd person | nidoogaał | nidooʼash | nidookah |
| 4th person | nizhdoogaał | nizhdooʼash | nizhdookah |
| ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
| 1st person | nináshdaah | ninéiitʼash | ninéiikah |
| 2nd person | ninánídaah | nináhʼash | nináhkah |
| 3rd person | ninádaah | nináʼash | ninákah |
| 4th person | ninájídaah | ninájíʼash | ninájíkah |
| OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
| 1st person | naooshaʼ | naootʼaash | naookááh |
| 2nd person | naóóyaʼ | naoohʼaash | naoohkááh |
| 3rd person | naooyaʼ | naooʼaash | naookááh |
| 4th person | njóyaʼ | njóʼaash | njókááh |

#### Related terms

* chʼéghááh
* dighááh
* yíghááh