yiłkeed

See also: yilkeed

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -keed (imperfective stem of root -KID, “to slide”).

Verb

yiłkeed

1. he/she is moving it in small increments, inching it (a heavy object)

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishkeed	yiilkeed	deiilkeed
2nd person	niłkeed	wołkeed	daałkeed
3rd person	yiłkeed		deiłkeed
4th person	jiłkeed		dajiłkeed

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłkid	yiilkid	dasiilkid
2nd person	yíníłkid	woołkid	dasoołkid
3rd person	yiyííłkid		deiskid
4th person	jííłkid		dajiskid