See also: yíjį́į́ł

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

yi- (progressive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-zhį́į́ł (progressive stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).

Verb edit

yijį́į́ł

  1. he/she is going along in the dark, in the distance, or barely visible

Usage notes edit

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishjį́į́ł yiijį́į́ł deíníijį́į́h
2nd person yíjį́į́ł wohjį́į́ł deínóhjį́į́h
3rd person yijį́į́ł deíjį́į́h
4th person joojį́į́ł dajíjį́į́h

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