yiłbąąs

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

yiłbąąs

  1. he/she rolls it (a hoop, wheel, or something on wheels), is rolling it (a hoop, wheel, or something on wheels), is driving it (a wheeled vehicle)

Conjugation[edit]

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisbąąs yiilbąąs deiilbąąs
2nd person niłbąąs wołbąąs daałbąąs
3rd person yiłbąąs deiłbąąs
4th person jiłbąąs dajiłbąąs
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłbą́ą́z yiilbą́ą́z
2nd person yíníłbą́ą́z woołbą́ą́z
3rd person yiyííłbą́ą́z
4th person jííłbą́ą́z

Verbal stems[edit]

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

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