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 |