yiłneʼ
Navajo
editEtymology
edity- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -neʼ (imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to propel a solid roundish object”).
Verb
edityiłneʼ
- he/she is throwing it (a solid roundish object)
Conjugation
editParadigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishneʼ | yiilneʼ | deiilneʼ |
2nd person | niłneʼ | wołneʼ | daałneʼ |
3rd person | yiłneʼ | deiłneʼ | |
4th person | jiłneʼ | dajiłneʼ |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíłneʼ | yiilneʼ | dasiilneʼ |
2nd person | yíníłneʼ | woołneʼ | dasoołneʼ |
3rd person | yiyííłneʼ | deisneʼ | |
4th person | jííłneʼ | dajisneʼ |
See also
editNavajo Propel Themes | to throw it | |||
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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 |