iiłbąąs

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb[edit]

iiłbąąs

  1. he/she is rolling it away out of sight (a wheel, a hoop)
  2. he/she is driving it away out of sight (a wheeled vehicle)

Conjugation[edit]

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iisbąąs iilbąąs adeiilbąąs
2nd person aniłbąąs oołbąąs adaałbąąs
3rd person iiłbąąs adeiłbąąs
4th person ajiłbąąs adajiłbąąs
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííłbą́ą́z iilbą́ą́z adasiilbą́ą́z
2nd person ííníłbą́ą́z oołbą́ą́z adasoołbą́ą́z
3rd person ayííłbą́ą́z adeisbą́ą́z
4th person ajííłbą́ą́z adajisbą́ą́z
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeesbąs adiilbąs adadiilbąs
2nd person adííłbąs adoołbąs adadoołbąs
3rd person iidoołbąs adeidoołbąs
4th person azhdoołbąs adazhdoołbąs

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
  • PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
  • FUTURE: -bąs
  • ITERATIVE: -bąs
  • OPTATIVE: -bąąs

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