See also: yikááh

Navajo edit

Etymology 1 edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-kaah (imperfective stem of root -KĄ́, “to handle matter in an open container”).

Verb edit

yikaah

  1. he/she is moving it, handling it (an open container)
Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishkaah yiikaah deiikaah
2nd person nikaah wohkaah daahkaah
3rd person yikaah deikaah
4th person jikaah dajikaah
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíką́ yiiką́ dasiiką́
2nd person yíníką́ wooką́ dasooką́
3rd person yiyííką́ deizką́
4th person jííką́ dajizką́
Verbal stems edit
  • IMPERFECTIVE: -kaah
  • PERFECTIVE: -ką́
  • FUTURE: -kááł
  • ITERATIVE: -kááh
  • OPTATIVE: -kááł

See also edit

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


Etymology 2 edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, reflexive)-kaah (imperfective stem of root -KĄ́, “to handle matter in an open container”).

Verb edit

yikaah

  1. (with ádiih) he/she is injecting it into himself/herself
Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishkaah yiikaah deiikaah
2nd person nikaah wohkaah daahkaah
3rd person yikaah deikaah
4th person jikaah dajikaah
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishką́ yiiką́ dasiiką́
2nd person yíníką́ woohką́ dasoohką́
3rd person yooką́ deiską́
4th person jooką́ dajiską́
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshkááł diikááł dadiikááł
2nd person dííkááł doohkááł dadoohkááł
3rd person yidookááł deidookááł
4th person jidookááł dazhdookááł

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