ayą́

See also aya, ayá, and Aya

Navajo

Etymology

ʼ- (unspecified object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -yą́ (“to eat”, durative verb stem)

Pronunciation

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Verb

ayą́

1. eat

   Shí dóó Jáan baʼáłchíní éí Mary bighandi daʼiidą́. — John’s children and I are eating at Mary’s house.

Conjugation

DURATIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ashą́	iidą́	daʼiidą́
2nd person	íyą́	ohsą́	daʼohsą́
3rd person	ayą́		daʼayą́
4th person	ajiyą́		daʼjiyą́

Derived terms

• ayání

Related terms

• FUTURE: -yį́į́ł
• DURATIVE: -yą́
• PERFECTIVE: -yą́ą́ʼ
• ITERATIVE: -yį́į́h
• OPTATIVE: -yą́ą́ʼ

See also

• yiyą́