yibááh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-bááh (imperfective stem of root -BAAʼ, “to raid”).

Verb[edit]

yibááh

  1. he/she is raiding

Conjugation[edit]

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishbááh yiibááh deiibááh
2nd person nibááh wohbááh daahbááh
3rd person yibááh daabááh
4th person jibááh dajibááh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíbaaʼ yiibaaʼ dasiibaaʼ
2nd person yíníbaaʼ woobaaʼ dasoobaaʼ
3rd person yíbaaʼ daazbaaʼ
4th person jííbaaʼ dajizbaaʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshbah diibah dadiibah
2nd person dííbah doohbah dadoohbah
3rd person doobah dadoobah
4th person jidoobah dazhdoobah

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -bááh
  • PERFECTIVE: -baaʼ
  • FUTURE: -bah
  • ITERATIVE: -bah
  • OPTATIVE: -bááh