Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼa- (away) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-ʼá (imperfective stem of root -ʼAʼ, “to send”).

Verb edit

iiłʼá

  1. he/she is sending him/her/it away

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishʼá iilʼá adeiilʼá
2nd person aniłʼá oołʼá adaałʼá
3rd person iiłʼá adeiłʼá
4th person ajiłʼá adajiłʼá
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííłʼaʼ iilʼaʼ adasiilʼaʼ
2nd person ííníłʼaʼ oołʼaʼ adasoołʼaʼ
3rd person ayííłʼaʼ adeisʼaʼ
4th person ajííłʼaʼ adajisʼaʼ