y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -deeł (imperfective stem of root -DÉÉL, “a slender flexible object moves”).
yiłdeeł
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishdeeł | yiildeeł | deiildeeł |
2nd person | niłdeeł | wołdeeł | daałdeeł |
3rd person | yiłdeeł | deiłdeeł | |
4th person | jiłdeeł | dajiłdeeł |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíłdéél | yiildéél | dasiildéél |
2nd person | yíníłdéél | woołdéél | dasoołdéél |
3rd person | yiyííłdéél | deisdéél | |
4th person | jííłdéél | dajisdéél |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshdił | diildił | dadiildił |
2nd person | dííłdił | doołdił | dadoołdił |
3rd person | yidoołdił | deidoołdił | |
4th person | jidoołdił | dazhdoołdił |
Navajo Propel Themes | to throw it | |||
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Class | Examples | Theme | ||
SRO | generic | ł | -NEʼ | yiłneʼ |
SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
ł | -DÉÉL | yiłdeeł |
FFO | sheet, paper | ∅ | -ʼAH | yiʼáád |
SSO | stick, pole | ł | -TʼEʼ | yiłtʼeʼ |
AnO | animate, doll | |||
NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł | -JOOL | yiłjooł |
MM | butter; frog | ∅ | -TŁÉÉʼ | yitłeeh |
LPB | load, burden | ∅ | -YĮ́ | yiyeeh |
PlO1 | severality | ∅ | -NIL | yinííł |
PlO2 | profusion | ł | -KAAD | yiłkaad |
OC | severality/profusion in a container |