yiłtʼoʼ

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼoʼ (repetitive imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to suck”).

Verb

yiłtʼoʼ

1. he/she is sucking it
2. he/she is pumping it
3. he/she is being breastfed by her; he/she is nursing on her

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishtʼoʼ	yiiltʼoʼ	deiiltʼoʼ
2nd person	niłtʼoʼ	wołtʼoʼ	daałtʼoʼ
3rd person	yiłtʼoʼ		deiłtʼoʼ
4th person	jiłtʼoʼ		dajiłtʼoʼ

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłtʼóód	yiiltʼóód	deiiltʼóód
2nd person	yíníłtʼóód	woołtʼóód	daoołtʼóód
3rd person	yiyííłtʼóód		dayííłtʼóód
4th person	jííłtʼóód		dajííłtʼóód

Derived terms

• daʼałtʼoʼii

Related terms

• yiłtʼood
• yiyiiłtʼod