yiʼoł
See also: yíʼoł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼoł (progressive stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Verb
[edit]yiʼoł
- he/she/it is floating along
Usage notes
[edit]The first-person duoplural and plural forms of this verb are irregular (no d-effect).
This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Progressive (yi).
| progressive | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishʼoł | yiiʼoł | deíníiʼeeł |
| 2nd person | yíʼoł | wohʼoł | deínóhʼeeł |
| 3rd person | yiʼoł | deíʼeeł | |
| 4th person | jooʼoł | dajíʼeeł | |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 188