yiłteeh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-teeh (imperfective stem of root -TĮ́, “an animate object lies”).

Verb[edit]

yiłteeh

  1. he/she is moving him/her/it, handling him/her/it (something animate)

Conjugation[edit]

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishteeh yiilteeh deiilteeh
2nd person niłteeh wołteeh daałteeh
3rd person yiłteeh deiłteeh
4th person jiłteeh dajiłteeh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłtį́ yiiltį́ dasiiltį́
2nd person yíníłtį́ woołtį́ dasoołtį́
3rd person yiyííłtį́ deistį́
4th person jííłtį́ dajistį́

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -teeh
  • PERFECTIVE: -tį́
  • FUTURE: -tééł
  • ITERATIVE: -tééh
  • OPTATIVE: -tééł

See also[edit]

Navajo Handle Themes to move it
Class Examples Theme
SRO generic -ʼĄ́ yiʼaah
SFO rope; pairs; unknown;
conglomerate
-LÁ yilé
FFO sheet, paper ł -TSOOZ yiłtsóós
SSO stick, pole -TĄ́ yitįįh
AnO animate, doll ł -TĮ́ yiłteeh
NCM wig, hay; fog ł -JOOL yiłjooł
MM butter; frog -TŁÉÉʼ yitłeeh
LPB load, burden -YĮ́ yiyeeh
PlO1 severality -NIL yinííł
PlO2 profusion -JAAʼ yijááh
OC severality/profusion
in a container
-KĄ́ yikaah