yiłtązh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tązh (repetitive imperfective stem of root -TĄZH, “to flick, to peck”).

Verb

yiłtązh

1. he/she is tapping it (door, table), beating it lightly (a drum)
2. it (a bird) is pecking at it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishtązh	yiiltązh	deiiltązh
2nd person	niłtązh	wołtązh	daałtązh
3rd person	yiłtązh		deiłtązh
4th person	jiłtązh		dajiłtązh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłtązh	yiiltązh	deiiltązh
2nd person	yíníłtązh	woołtązh	daoołtązh
3rd person	yiyííłtązh		dayííłtązh
4th person	jííłtązh		dajííłtązh

Derived terms

• tązhii

Related terms

• aditązh
• yiyiiłtąsh