See also: yiłkąąh

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-kááh (imperfective stem of root -KÁÁʼ, “to track”).

Verb edit

yiłkááh

  1. he/she is tracking him/her/it somewhere, following his/her/its trail somewhere

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishkááh yiilkááh deiilkááh
2nd person niłkááh wołkááh daałkááh
3rd person yiłkááh deiłkááh
4th person jiłkááh dajiłkááh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłkááʼ yiilkááʼ dasiilkááʼ
2nd person yíníłkááʼ woołkááʼ dasoołkááʼ
3rd person yiyííłkááʼ deiskááʼ
4th person jííłkááʼ dajiskááʼ

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