yiʼnah

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See also: yíʼnah

Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

yi- (progressive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic)-nah (progressive stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).

Verb[edit]

yiʼnah

  1. he/she/it is crawling along

Usage notes[edit]

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishʼnah yiiʼnah deíníiʼnééh
2nd person yíʼnah wohʼnah deínóhʼnééh
3rd person yiʼnah deíʼnééh
4th person jooʼnah dajíʼnééh

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