yilé

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Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-lé (imperfective stem of root -LÁ, “to handle a slender flexible object”).

Verb

yilé

  1. he/she is moving it, handling it (a slender flexible object as a rope)
  2. he/she is moving it, handling them (a pair of objects as shoes)
  3. he/she is moving it, handling it (an object of unknown shape)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishłé yiidlé deiidlé
2nd person nilé wohłé daahłé
3rd person yilé deilé
4th person jilé dajilé
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yílá yiidlá dasiidlá
2nd person yínílá woolá dasoolá
3rd person yiyíílá deizlá
4th person jíílá dajizlá

See also

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