All told, there are ten slots to be filled in the Navajo verb template and the form of almost every element can vary depending on what comes before or after it. You really get the feeling that the mad genius who came up with it was simply having too much fun.
That doesn't bode well for youngster being enthusiastic about picking up the language.
I have this feeling that they'll either say things akin to "I runned" and "he haves" a lot, or they'll say, "You know what? Forget this, I'm speaking English."
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Date: 2007-07-28 08:47 am (UTC)That doesn't bode well for youngster being enthusiastic about picking up the language.
I have this feeling that they'll either say things akin to "I runned" and "he haves" a lot, or they'll say, "You know what? Forget this, I'm speaking English."