Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-zǫ́ǫ́s (imperfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).

Stem initial z- becomes d- under d-effect.

Verb edit

yidizǫ́ǫ́s

  1. he/she is pulling it or dragging it along, extends it (as a chain)
    bił yidizǫ́ǫ́sto zip it up, to fasten it

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person disǫ́ǫ́s diidǫ́ǫ́s dadiidǫ́ǫ́s
2nd person dízǫ́ǫ́s dohsǫ́ǫ́s dadohsǫ́ǫ́s
3rd person yidizǫ́ǫ́s deidizǫ́ǫ́s
4th person jidizǫ́ǫ́s dazhdizǫ́ǫ́s
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person dézǫ́ǫ́z deedǫ́ǫ́z dadeedǫ́ǫ́z
2nd person dínízǫ́ǫ́z disoozǫ́ǫ́z dadisoozǫ́ǫ́z
3rd person yideezǫ́ǫ́z deideezǫ́ǫ́z
4th person jideezǫ́ǫ́z dazhdeezǫ́ǫ́z
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideesǫ́ǫ́s didiidǫ́ǫ́s dadidiidǫ́ǫ́s
2nd person didíízǫ́ǫ́s didoohsǫ́ǫ́s dadidoohsǫ́ǫ́s
3rd person yididoozǫ́ǫ́s deididoozǫ́ǫ́s
4th person dizhdoozǫ́ǫ́s dazhdidoozǫ́ǫ́s

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -d + zǫ́ǫ́s = dǫ́ǫ́s
  • OPTATIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́s

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