Etymology
From shí (“I, me”) + ił (“with”)
Pronunciation
Postposition
shił
- with me; in my company
- Shił hózhǫ́ — I am happy.
- Shił yáʼátʼééh — I am well.
- Shił bééhózin — I know it.
Inflection
Navajo postpositions
|
singular |
duoplural |
|---|
| 1st person |
shił |
nihił |
|---|
| 2nd person |
nił |
nihił |
|---|
| 3rd person |
bił |
|---|
| 4th person (3o) |
yił |
|---|
| 4th person (3a) |
hił |
|---|
| 4th person (3i) |
ʼił |
— |
|---|
| reflexive |
ádił |
— |
|---|
| reciprocal |
— |
ahił |
|---|