yiʼaah

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Etymology

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y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-ʼaah (imperfective stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle a solid roundish object”).

Verb

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yiʼaah

  1. he/she is moving it, handling it (a solid roundish object)

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishʼaah yiitʼaah deiitʼaah
2nd person niʼaah wohʼaah daahʼaah
3rd person yiʼaah deiʼaah
4th person jiʼaah dajiʼaah
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíʼą́ yiitʼą́ dasiitʼą́
2nd person yíníʼą́ wooʼą́ dasooʼą́
3rd person yiyííʼą́ deizʼą́
4th person jííʼą́ dajizʼą́
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshʼááł diitʼááł dadiitʼááł
2nd person dííʼááł doohʼááł dadoohʼááł
3rd person yidooʼááł deidooʼááł
4th person jidooʼááł dazhdooʼááł

Verbal stems

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  • IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼaah
  • PERFECTIVE: -ʼą́
  • FUTURE: -ʼááł
  • ITERATIVE: -ʼááh
  • OPTATIVE: -ʼááł

See also

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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