y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -teeh (imperfective stem of root -TĮ́, “an animate object lies”).
yiłteeh
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishteeh | yiilteeh | deiilteeh |
2nd person | niłteeh | wołteeh | daałteeh |
3rd person | yiłteeh | deiłteeh | |
4th person | jiłteeh | dajiłteeh |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíłtį́ | yiiltį́ | dasiiltį́ |
2nd person | yíníłtį́ | woołtį́ | dasoołtį́ |
3rd person | yiyííłtį́ | deistį́ | |
4th person | jííłtį́ | dajistį́ |
Navajo Handle Themes | to move it | |||
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Class | Examples | Theme | ||
SRO | generic | ∅ | -ʼĄ́ | yiʼaah |
SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅ | -LÁ | yilé |
FFO | sheet, paper | ł | -TSOOZ | yiłtsóós |
SSO | stick, pole | ∅ | -TĄ́ | yitįįh |
AnO | animate, doll | ł | -TĮ́ | yiłteeh |
NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł | -JOOL | yiłjooł |
MM | butter; frog | ∅ | -TŁÉÉʼ | yitłeeh |
LPB | load, burden | ∅ | -YĮ́ | yiyeeh |
PlO1 | severality | ∅ | -NIL | yinííł |
PlO2 | profusion | ∅ | -JAAʼ | yijááh |
OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅ | -KĄ́ | yikaah |