yiłjiid

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -jiid (imperfective stem of root -JID, “to carry on one's back”).

Verb

yiłjiid

1. he/she is moving it on his/her back, taking it on his/her back

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishjiid	yiiljiid	deiiljiid
2nd person	niłjiid	wołjiid	daałjiid
3rd person	yiłjiid		deiłjiid
4th person	jiłjiid		dajiłjiid

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłjid	yiiljid	dashiiljid
2nd person	yíníłjid	woołjid	dashoołjid
3rd person	yiyííłjid		deishjid
4th person	jííłjid		dajishjid

Related terms

• neiłjid