y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yeeh (imperfective stem of root -YĮ́, “to handle loads, burdens”).
yiyeeh
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishheeh | yiigeeh | deiigeeh |
| 2nd person | niyeeh | wohheeh | daahheeh |
| 3rd person | yiyeeh | deiyeeh | |
| 4th person | jiyeeh | dajiyeeh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíyį́ | yiigį́ | dasiigį́ |
| 2nd person | yíníyį́ | wooyį́ | dasooyį́ |
| 3rd person | yiyííyį́ | deizyį́ | |
| 4th person | jííyį́ | dajizyį́ | |
| 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 |
| Navajo Propel Themes | to throw it | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||