yilzhah

See also: yílzhah

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, thematic) + -zhah (progressive stem of root -ZHEEʼ, “to hunt”).

Verb

yilzhah

1. he/she/it is in the process of hunting, is going along hunting

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishzhah	yiilzhah	deíníilzhééh
2nd person	yílzhah	wołzhah	deínółzhééh
3rd person	yilzhah		deílzhééh
4th person	joolzhah		dajílzhééh

Related terms

• dilzhééh
• hailzheeh
• naalzheeh