iiłtʼááh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ʼa- (away) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”)

Verb[edit]

iiłtʼááh

  1. he/she is flying it away (a plane)
    Yóóʼ iiłtʼááh.He flies it away and disappears.

Conjugation[edit]

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishtʼááh iiltʼááh adeiiltʼááh
2nd person aniłtʼááh oołtʼááh adaałtʼááh
3rd person iiłtʼááh adeiłtʼááh
4th person ajiłtʼááh adajiłtʼááh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííłtʼaʼ iiltʼaʼ adasiiltʼaʼ
2nd person ííníłtʼaʼ oołtʼaʼ adasoołtʼaʼ
3rd person ayííłtʼaʼ adeistʼaʼ
4th person ajííłtʼaʼ adajistʼaʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshtʼah adiiltʼah adadiiltʼah
2nd person adííłtʼah adoołtʼah adadoołtʼah
3rd person iidoołtʼah adeidoołtʼah
4th person azhdoołtʼah adazhdoołtʼah

Verbal stems[edit]

  • ITERATIVE: -tʼah
  • OPTATIVE: -tʼááh

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