yíʼeeł

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).

Verb[edit]

yíʼeeł

  1. he/she/it arrives, comes floating

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nishʼeeł niiʼeeł daniiʼeeł
2nd person níʼeeł nohʼeeł danohʼeeł
3rd person yíʼeeł deíʼeeł
4th person jíʼeeł dajíʼeeł
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person níʼéél niiʼéél daniiʼéél
2nd person yíníʼéél nooʼéél danooʼéél
3rd person níʼéél daazʼéél
4th person jiníʼéél dajizʼéél
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshʼoł diiʼoł dadiiʼoł
2nd person dííʼoł doohʼoł dadoohʼoł
3rd person dooʼoł dadooʼoł
4th person jidooʼoł dazhdooʼoł

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼeeł
  • PERFECTIVE: -ʼéél
  • FUTURE: -ʼoł
  • ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
  • OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł

Related terms[edit]