si- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jool (neuter perfective stem of root -JOOL, “non-compact matter moves or lies”).
shijool
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the singular third person and refers to a single item. For multiple items, use the verb naazhjool.
This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the perfective stem.
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
| Navajo Classificatory Themes | Single object lies around (Handle stem) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Examples | Handle | Propel | Moves | ||
| SRO | generic | ∅-ʼĄ́ | ∅-NEʼ | l-TSʼID | siʼą́ | |
| SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅-LÁ | ł / ∅ -DÉÉL | silá | ||
| FFO | sheet, paper | ł-TSOOZ | ∅-ʼAH | ∅-NAʼ | siłtsooz | |
| SSO | stick, pole | ∅-TĄ́ | ł-TʼEʼ | ∅-KĘ́Ę́Z | sitą́ | |
| AnO | animate, doll | ł-TĮ́ | ∅-GOʼ | ∅-TŁIZH | sitį́ | |
| NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł / ł / ∅ -JOOL | shijool | |||
| MM | butter; frog | ∅-TŁÉÉʼ | ł-YĘ́Ę́ZH | sitłééʼ | ||
| LPB | load, burden | ∅-YĮ́ | siyį́ | |||
| PlO1 | severality | ∅-NIL | ni-∅ | -DEEʼ | sinil | |
| PlO2 | profusion | ∅-JAAʼ | ł-KAAD | ∅-KAAD | shijaaʼ | |
| OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅-KĄ́ | ł-DÁÁZ | siką́ | ||
| Flat | toppled wall, blanket, bushes |
— | — | — | sikaad | |
| Bulk | boulder | ł-ZHÓÓD | — | l-ZHÓÓD | shizhóód | |
| Stream | liquid, sand, dust | ∅-ZIID | — | — | siziid | |
| Navajo Positional Themes | Single object in position (Intrans. Neuter) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Number of participants |
Intransitive | Transitive | Root | |||
| Active | Neuter | Active | Neuter | ||||
| LIE | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -TĮ́ | sitį́ |
| 2 | -TÉÉZH | shitéézh | |||||
| 3+ | -JÉÉʼ | shijééʼ | |||||
| SIT | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -DÁ | sidá |
| 2 | -KÉ | siké | |||||
| 3+ | dini-∅ | hí-(-TĄ́) | dini-ł | — | -BIN | — | |
| STAND | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -ZĮʼ | sizį́ |