yilzhah

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See also: yílzhah

Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

yi- (progressive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, thematic)-zhah (progressive stem of root -ZHEEʼ, “to hunt”).

Verb[edit]

yilzhah

  1. he/she/it is in the process of hunting, is going along hunting

Usage notes[edit]

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishzhah yiilzhah deíníilzhééh
2nd person yílzhah wołzhah deínółzhééh
3rd person yilzhah deílzhééh
4th person joolzhah dajílzhééh

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