yiłtʼeʼ

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Etymology

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y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-tʼeʼ (imperfective stem of root -TʼEʼ, “to propel a slender stiff object or an animate object ”).

Verb

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yiłtʼeʼ

  1. he/she is throwing it (a stick-like object)
  2. he/she is throwing it (something living or life-like)
  3. he/she is throwing it (a rigid, flat object)
  4. he/she is throwing it (a liquid)

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtʼeʼ yiiltʼeʼ deiiltʼeʼ
2nd person niłtʼeʼ wołtʼeʼ daałtʼeʼ
3rd person yiłtʼeʼ deiłtʼeʼ
4th person jiłtʼeʼ dajiłtʼeʼ
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłtʼeʼ yiiltʼeʼ dasiiltʼeʼ
2nd person yíníłtʼeʼ woołtʼeʼ dasoołtʼeʼ
3rd person yiyííłtʼeʼ deistʼeʼ
4th person jííłtʼeʼ dajistʼeʼ
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See also

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Navajo Propel Themes to throw it
Class Examples Theme
SRO generic ł -NEʼ yiłneʼ
SFO rope; pairs; unknown;
conglomerate
ł -DÉÉL yiłdeeł
FFO sheet, paper -ʼAH yiʼáád
SSO stick, pole ł -TʼEʼ yiłtʼeʼ
AnO animate, doll
NCM wig, hay; fog ł -JOOL yiłjooł
MM butter; frog -TŁÉÉʼ yitłeeh
LPB load, burden -YĮ́ yiyeeh
PlO1 severality -NIL yinííł
PlO2 profusion ł -KAAD yiłkaad
OC severality/profusion
in a container