iiłʼá

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼá (imperfective stem of root -ʼAʼ, “to send”).

Verb

iiłʼá

1. he/she is sending him/her/it away

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	iishʼá	iilʼá	adeiilʼá
2nd person	aniłʼá	oołʼá	adaałʼá
3rd person	iiłʼá		adeiłʼá
4th person	ajiłʼá		adajiłʼá

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ííłʼaʼ	iilʼaʼ	adasiilʼaʼ
2nd person	ííníłʼaʼ	oołʼaʼ	adasoołʼaʼ
3rd person	ayííłʼaʼ		adeisʼaʼ
4th person	ajííłʼaʼ		adajisʼaʼ