y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼeʼ (imperfective stem of root -TʼEʼ, “to propel a slender stiff object or an animate object ”).
yiłtʼeʼ
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishtʼeʼ | yiiltʼeʼ | deiiltʼeʼ |
2nd person | niłtʼeʼ | wołtʼeʼ | daałtʼeʼ |
3rd person | yiłtʼeʼ | deiłtʼeʼ | |
4th person | jiłtʼeʼ | dajiłtʼeʼ |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíłtʼeʼ | yiiltʼeʼ | dasiiltʼeʼ |
2nd person | yíníłtʼeʼ | woołtʼeʼ | dasoołtʼeʼ |
3rd person | yiyííłtʼeʼ | deistʼeʼ | |
4th person | jííłtʼeʼ | dajistʼeʼ |
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 |