yiłhozh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-wozh (repetitive stem of root -WOZH, “to be ticklish”).

Verb[edit]

yiłhozh

  1. he/she is tickling him/her/it

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishhozh yiilwozh deiilwozh
2nd person niłhozh wołhozh daałhozh
3rd person yiłhozh deiłhozh
4th person jiłhozh dajiłhozh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłhozh yiilwozh deiilwozh
2nd person yíníłhozh woołhozh daoołhozh
3rd person yiyííłhozh dayííłhozh
4th person jííłhozh dajííłhozh

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: ł + -wozh = hozh
  • PERFECTIVE: ł + -wozh = hozh
  • FUTURE: ł + -wosh = hosh
  • ITERATIVE: ł + -wosh = hosh
  • OPTATIVE: ł + -wozh = hozh

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