iitʼááh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ʼa- (away) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).

Verb[edit]

iitʼááh

  1. he/she/it is flying away out of sight

Conjugation[edit]

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishtʼááh iitʼááh adeiitʼááh
2nd person anitʼááh oohtʼááh adaahtʼááh
3rd person iitʼááh adaatʼááh
4th person ajitʼááh adajitʼááh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person eeshtʼaʼ iitʼaʼ adasiitʼaʼ
2nd person íínítʼaʼ oohtʼaʼ adasoohtʼaʼ
3rd person eetʼaʼ adaastʼaʼ
4th person ajootʼaʼ adajistʼaʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshtʼah adiitʼah adadiitʼah
2nd person adíítʼah adoohtʼah adadoohtʼah
3rd person adootʼah adadootʼah
4th person azhdootʼah adazhdootʼah

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼááh
  • PERFECTIVE: -tʼaʼ
  • FUTURE: -tʼah
  • ITERATIVE: -tʼah
  • OPTATIVE: -tʼááh

Related terms[edit]