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Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yą́ (durative imperfective stem of root -YĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to eat”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ayą́
- (intransitive) to eat
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi)
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -yą́
- PERFECTIVE: -yą́ą́ʼ
- FUTURE: -yį́į́ł
- ITERATIVE: -yį́į́h
- OPTATIVE: -yą́ą́ʼ
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