yoołkił

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kił (imperfective stem of root -KID, “to slide”).

Verb

yoołkił

1. he/she is moving it along in small increments, inching it along (a heavy object or a control)

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishkił	yiilkił	deíníilkeed
2nd person	yíłkił	wołkił	deínółkeed
3rd person	yoołkił		deíłkeed
4th person	joołkił		dajíłkeed

Related terms

• chʼíʼiiłkeed
• dilkeed
• iiłkeed
• naʼałkid
• siłkid
• yiłkeed