Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-deeł (imperfective stem of root -DÉÉL, “a slender flexible object moves”).

Verb edit

yiłdeeł

  1. he/she is throwing it (a slender flexible object as a rope, a chain, a belt)
  2. he/she is throwing them (a pair of objects as shoes, socks, scissors)

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishdeeł yiildeeł deiildeeł
2nd person niłdeeł wołdeeł daałdeeł
3rd person yiłdeeł deiłdeeł
4th person jiłdeeł dajiłdeeł
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłdéél yiildéél dasiildéél
2nd person yíníłdéél woołdéél dasoołdéél
3rd person yiyííłdéél deisdéél
4th person jííłdéél dajisdéél
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshdił diildił dadiildił
2nd person dííłdił doołdił dadoołdił
3rd person yidoołdił deidoołdił
4th person jidoołdił dazhdoołdił

See also edit

Navajo Propel Themes to throw it
Class Examples Theme
SRO generic ł -NEʼ yiłneʼ
SFO rope; pairs; unknown;
conglomerate
ł -DÉÉL yiłdeeł
FFO sheet, paper -ʼAH yiʼáád
SSO stick, pole ł -TʼEʼ yiłtʼeʼ
AnO animate, doll
NCM wig, hay; fog ł -JOOL yiłjooł
MM butter; frog -TŁÉÉʼ yitłeeh
LPB load, burden -YĮ́ yiyeeh
PlO1 severality -NIL yinííł
PlO2 profusion ł -KAAD yiłkaad
OC severality/profusion
in a container