yighaał

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-ghaał (imperfective stem of root -GHAL, “to move eyes”).

Verb[edit]

yighaał

  1. he/she is moving his/her eyes

Conjugation[edit]

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishhaał yiigaał deiigaał
2nd person nighaał wohhaał daahhaał
3rd person yighaał daaghaał
4th person jighaał dajighaał
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíghal yiigal dasiigal
2nd person yíníghal wooghal dasooghal
3rd person yíghal daazghal
4th person jííghal dajizghal

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -ghaał
  • PERFECTIVE: -ghal
  • FUTURE: -ghał
  • ITERATIVE: -gał
  • OPTATIVE: -ghaał