yimal
Navajo
editEtymology
edity- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -mal (durative imperfective stem of root -MAL, “to gobble”).
Verb
edityimal
- he/she is gobbling it, eating it quickly
Conjugation
editParadigm: Durative (∅/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishmal | yiiʼmal | deiiʼmal |
2nd person | nimal | wohmal | daahmal |
3rd person | yimal | deimal | |
4th person | jimal | dajimal |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yímal | yiiʼmal | deiiʼmal |
2nd person | yínímal | woomal | daoomal |
3rd person | yiyíímal | dayíímal | |
4th person | jíímal | dajíímal |