iilʼéés

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -ʼéés (imperfective stem of root -ʼIZ, “to step”).

Verb

iilʼéés

1. he/she is walking away lightly or quietly, stepping away softly

   Yah iilʼéés. ― He quietly steps into an enclosure.

2. first-person duoplural of iilʼéés

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	iisʼéés	iilʼéés	adeiilʼéés
2nd person	anilʼéés	oołʼéés	adaałʼéés
3rd person	iilʼéés		adaalʼéés
4th person	ajilʼéés		adajilʼéés

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	eesʼiz	iilʼiz	adasiilʼiz
2nd person	íínílʼiz	oołʼiz	adasoołʼiz
3rd person	eelʼiz		adaasʼiz
4th person	ajoolʼiz		adajisʼiz

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	adeesʼis	adiilʼis	adadiilʼis
2nd person	adíílʼis	adoołʼis	adadoołʼis
3rd person	adoolʼis		adadoolʼis
4th person	azhdoolʼis		adazhdoolʼis

Related terms

• chʼélʼéés
• diʼis
• dilʼéés
• naalʼiz
• siʼeez
• yiʼéés
• yiʼiz
• yilʼis
• yiyiiʼis