yijah

See also: yíjah

Navajo edit

yi- (progressive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jah (progressive stem of root -JÉÉʼ, “run — 3+ actors”).

yijah

he/she/it is running along (with at least two other people, as part of a group), they (3+) are running along

This stem is used for running in a group of three or more people. For individual movement, see yilwoł. For movement in pairs, see ahinoolchééł.

Singular forms of this verb, such as yishjah, refer to one subject's involved in a movement as a group.

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

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishjah	yiijah	deíníijeeh
2nd person	yíjah	wohjah	deínóhjeeh
3rd person	yijah		deíjeeh
4th person	joojah		dajíjeeh