Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

iiłtʼood

  1. he/she is sucking it away, pumping it away
    Yah iiłtʼood.He pumps it into an enclosure.
    Yóóʼ iiłtʼood.He pumps it away permanently, disposes of it by pumping it away.

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishtʼood iiltʼood adeiiltʼood
2nd person aniłtʼood oołtʼood adaałtʼood
3rd person iiłtʼood adeiłtʼood
4th person ajiłtʼood adajiłtʼood
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííłtʼóód iiltʼóód adasiiltʼóód
2nd person ííníłtʼóód oołtʼóód adasoołtʼóód
3rd person ayííłtʼóód adeistʼóód
4th person ajííłtʼóód adajistʼóód
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshtʼoł adiiltʼoł adadiiltʼoł
2nd person adííłtʼoł adoołtʼoł adadoołtʼoł
3rd person iidoołtʼoł adeidoołtʼoł
4th person azhdoołtʼoł adazhdoołtʼoł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼood
  • PERFECTIVE: -tʼóód
  • FUTURE: -tʼoł
  • ITERATIVE: -tʼoʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tʼood

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