wolyé

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Etymology

w- (peg element) + -oo- (meaning unclear, combining form of yini- in the 3rd person) + -l- (classifier) + -yé (imperfective stem of root -YEʼ, “to be called”).

Verb

wolyé

  1. he/she/it is called, his/her name is
    haash yinílyé? ― what is your name?
    Cháalatsoh bimá éí Asdzą́ą́łchííʼ wolyé ― Big Charlie’s mother’s name is Red Woman.
    Kii wolyé ― his name is Kii.
    Dáághahii dóó Bilagáana kʼehjígo Canada wolyé ― In French and in English, it is called Canada.
  2. it means

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yinishyé yiniilyé deiniilyé
2nd person yinílyé yinołyé deinołyé
3rd person wolyé, yoolyé daolyé
4th person joolyé dajoolyé
Other forms
Unspecified person Spatial person Passive A Passive B
oolyé hoolyé — —
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisisyeʼ yisiilyeʼ deisiilyeʼ
2nd person yisínílyeʼ yisoołyeʼ deisoołyeʼ
3rd person woosyeʼ daoosyeʼ
4th person joosyeʼ dajoosyeʼ
Other forms
Unspecified person Spatial person Passive A Passive B
oosyeʼ hoosyeʼ — —
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