yiʼeeł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).

Verb

yiʼeeł

1. he/she is floating

Usage notes

The first-person duoplural form of this verb is irregular (no d-effect).

Conjugation

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

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishʼeeł	yiiʼeeł	deiiʼeeł
2nd person	niʼeeł	wohʼeeł	daahʼeeł
3rd person	yiʼeeł		daaʼeeł
4th person	jiʼeeł		dajiʼeeł

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíʼéél	yiiʼéél	dasiiʼéél
2nd person	yíníʼéél	wooʼéél	dasooʼéél
3rd person	yíʼéél		daazʼéél
4th person	jííʼéél		dajizʼéél