Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-dzééh (imperfective stem of root -DZĄ́, “to dehair”).

Verb edit

yiłdzééh

  1. he/she is scraping it (a hide), removing the hair from it (a hide)

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisdzééh yiildzééh deiildzééh
2nd person niłdzééh wołdzééh daałdzééh
3rd person yiłdzééh deiłdzééh
4th person jiłdzééh dajiłdzééh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłdzą́ yiildzą́ deiildzą́
2nd person yíníłdzą́ woołdzą́ daoołdzą́
3rd person yiyííłdzą́ dayííłdzą́
4th person jííłdzą́ dajííłdzą́