Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼa- (away) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).

Verb edit

iitłíísh

  1. he/she is falling away, out of sight
    Yah iitłíísh.He falls or darts into an enclosure.
    Yóóʼ iitłíísh.He falls away or falls out and gets lost.

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishtłíísh iitłíísh adeiitłíísh
2nd person anitłíísh oohtłíísh adaahtłíísh
3rd person iitłíísh adaatłíísh
4th person ajitłíísh adajitłíísh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person íítłizh iitłizh adashiitłizh
2nd person íínítłizh ootłizh adashootłizh
3rd person íítłizh adaazhtłizh
4th person ajíítłizh adajizhtłizh
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshtłish adiitłish adadiitłish
2nd person adíítłish adoohtłish adadoohtłish
3rd person adootłish adadootłish
4th person azhdootłish adazhdootłish

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -tłish
  • OPTATIVE: -tłíísh

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