yíłjiid
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -jiid (imperfective stem of root -JID, “to carry on one's back”).
Verb
[edit]yíłjiid
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | nishjiid | niiljiid | daniiljiid |
2nd person | níłjiid | nołjiid | danołjiid |
3rd person | yíłjiid | deíłjiid | |
4th person | jíłjiid | dajíłjiid |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | níłjid | niiljid | daniiljid |
2nd person | yíníłjid | noołjid | danoołjid |
3rd person | yiníłjid | deishjid | |
4th person | jiníłjid | dajishjid |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshjił | diiljił | dadiiljił |
2nd person | dííłjił | doołjił | dadoołjił |
3rd person | yidoołjił | deidoołjił | |
4th person | jidoołjił | dazhdoołjił |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -jiʼ
- OPTATIVE: -jiid