yijį́į́ł

See also: yíjį́į́ł

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -zhį́į́ł (progressive stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).

Verb

yijį́į́ł

1. he/she is going along in the dark, in the distance, or barely visible

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishjį́į́ł	yiijį́į́ł	deíníijį́į́h
2nd person	yíjį́į́ł	wohjį́į́ł	deínóhjį́į́h
3rd person	yijį́į́ł		deíjį́į́h
4th person	joojį́į́ł		dajíjį́į́h

Related terms

• deeshjin
• dinilzhin
• haajin
• haashjin
• kʼíjíjin
• łizhin
• naashjin
• naajįʼ
• náshjin
• yiijį́į́h
• yiyiiłjį́į́h
• yiyiishį́į́h