y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jááh (imperfective stem of root -JAAʼ, “to handle a profusion of small objects”).
yijááh
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishjááh | yiijááh | deiijááh |
| 2nd person | nijááh | wohjááh | daahjááh |
| 3rd person | yijááh | deijááh | |
| 4th person | jijááh | dajijááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíjaaʼ | yiijaaʼ | dashiijaaʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníjaaʼ | woojaaʼ | dashoojaaʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííjaaʼ | deizhjaaʼ | |
| 4th person | jííjaaʼ | dajizhjaaʼ | |
| Navajo Handle Themes | to move it | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |