yiłtsʼil

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tsʼil (repetitive imperfective stem of root -TSʼIL, “to shatter”).

Verb

yiłtsʼil

he/she is cracking it, breaking its shell (peanuts, pinyons) with one's fingers or teeth

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yistsʼil	yiiltsʼil	deiiltsʼil
2nd person	niłtsʼil	wołtsʼil	daałtsʼil
3rd person	yiłtsʼil		deiłtsʼil
4th person	jiłtsʼil		dajiłtsʼil

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłtsʼil	yiiltsʼil	deiiltsʼil
2nd person	yíníłtsʼil	woołtsʼil	daoołtsʼil
3rd person	yiyííłtsʼil		dayííłtsʼil
4th person	jííłtsʼil		dajííłtsʼil

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