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Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -kááh (imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to go — 3+ actors”).
Verb
yíkááh
- he/she comes, arrives (as part of a group), they (3+) come, arrive
Usage notes
This stem is used for going in group. For individual movement, see yíghááh. For movement in pairs, see yíʼaash.
Singular forms of this verb, such as nishkááh, refer to one subject involved in a movement as a group of three or more.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
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