yiłteeh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -teeh (imperfective stem of root -TĮ́, “an animate object lies”).

Verb

yiłteeh

1. he/she is moving him/her/it, handling him/her/it (something animate)

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishteeh	yiilteeh	deiilteeh
2nd person	niłteeh	wołteeh	daałteeh
3rd person	yiłteeh		deiłteeh
4th person	jiłteeh		dajiłteeh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłtį́	yiiltį́	dasiiltį́
2nd person	yíníłtį́	woołtį́	dasoołtį́
3rd person	yiyííłtį́		deistį́
4th person	jííłtį́		dajistį́

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -teeh
• PERFECTIVE: -tį́
• FUTURE: -tééł
• ITERATIVE: -tééh
• OPTATIVE: -tééł

See also

Navajo Handle Themes				to move it
Class	Examples	Theme
SRO	generic	∅	-ʼĄ́	yiʼaah
SFO	rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate	∅	-LÁ	yilé
FFO	sheet, paper	ł	-TSOOZ	yiłtsóós
SSO	stick, pole	∅	-TĄ́	yitįįh
AnO	animate, doll	ł	-TĮ́	yiłteeh
NCM	wig, hay; fog	ł	-JOOL	yiłjooł
MM	butter; frog	∅	-TŁÉÉʼ	yitłeeh
LPB	load, burden	∅	-YĮ́	yiyeeh
PlO1	severality	∅	-NIL	yinííł
PlO2	profusion	∅	-JAAʼ	yijááh
OC	severality/profusion in a container	∅	-KĄ́	yikaah