íílį́

See also: iili, i/ili, and ííłʼį́

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + -◌́◌́- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).

Verb

íílį́

1. it flows away

Usage notes

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only, with da-shift.

PERFECTIVE	singular	plural	dist. plural
3rd person	íílį́		adaazlį́

Related terms

• yílį́
• háálį́
• náálį́
• chʼéélį́
• wóʼą́ą́lį́