yoołkááł

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Etymology edit

yi- (“night passes”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááł (progressive stem of root -KĄ́, “night passes”).

yi- (“night, dawn”) + yi- (progressive mode prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááł (progressive verb stem)

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

yoołkááł

to become day, daytime
to be a date, day
Tʼą́ą́chil 25, 2024go yoołkááł ― today’s date is April 25, 2024.

tááʼtsʼáadahgóó yoołkááł dííshjį́, Ndaʼiiníísh ― today is the 13th, Friday.

Usage notes edit

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

This verb is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only.

Noun edit