yíłmáás

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Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).

The stem -máás (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”) is cognate with -bą́ą́z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”), possibly from Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”)

Pronunciation

Verb

yíłmáás

  1. he/she rolls it, is rolling it
    Jooł hashtłʼish biih níłmááz ― I rolled the ball into the mud.
    sitsiitsʼiin nismáás ― smh (shaking my head)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nismáás niilmáás daniilmáás
2nd person níłmáás nołmáás danołmáás
3rd person yíłmáás deíłmáás
4th person jíłmáás dajíłmáás
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person níłmááz niilmááz daniilmááz
2nd person yíníłmááz noołmááz danoołmááz
3rd person yiníłmááz deismááz
4th person jiníłmááz dajismááz
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deesmas diilmas dadiilmas
2nd person dííłmas doołmas dadoołmas
3rd person yidoołmas deidoołmas
4th person jidoołmas dazhdoołmas

Verbal stems

  • ITERATIVE: -mas
  • OPTATIVE: -máás

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