yitłeeh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłeeh (imperfective stem of root -TŁÉÉʼ, “to handle mushy matter”).

Verb

yitłeeh

1. he/she is moving it, handling it (something mushy)

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishtłeeh	yiitłeeh	deiitłeeh
2nd person	nitłeeh	wohtłeeh	daahtłeeh
3rd person	yitłeeh		deitłeeh
4th person	jitłeeh		dajitłeeh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yítłééʼ	yiitłééʼ	dasiitłééʼ
2nd person	yínítłééʼ	wootłééʼ	dasootłééʼ
3rd person	yiyíítłééʼ		deiztłééʼ
4th person	jíítłééʼ		dajiztłééʼ

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -tłeeh
• PERFECTIVE: -tłééʼ
• FUTURE: -tłoh
• ITERATIVE: -tłoh
• OPTATIVE: -tłeeh

See also

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

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