yiʼoł

See also: yíʼoł

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼoł (progressive stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).

Verb

yiʼoł

1. he/she/it is floating along

Usage notes

The first-person duoplural and plural forms of this verb are irregular (no d-effect).

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishʼoł	yiiʼoł	deíníiʼeeł
2nd person	yíʼoł	wohʼoł	deínóhʼeeł
3rd person	yiʼoł		deíʼeeł
4th person	jooʼoł		dajíʼeeł

Related terms

• yiʼeeł
• yiłʼeeł
• yoołʼoł