yilʼis

See also: yílʼis

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -ʼis (progressive stem of root -ʼIZ, “to step”).

Verb

yilʼis

1. he/she/it is walking along lightly or quietly, stepping along softly

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	yisʼis	yiilʼis	deíníilʼéés
2nd person	yílʼis	wołʼis	deínółʼéés
3rd person	yilʼis		deílʼéés
4th person	joolʼis		dajílʼéés

Related terms

• chʼélʼéés
• diʼis
• dilʼéés
• iilʼéés
• naalʼiz
• siʼeez
• yiʼéés
• yiʼiz
• yiyiiʼis