Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-nííł (imperfective stem of root -NIL, “to handle several objects”).

Verb edit

yinííł

  1. he/she is moving them, handling them (relatively large objects)

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishnííł yiiʼnííł deiiʼnííł
2nd person ninííł wohnííł daahnííł
3rd person yinííł deinííł
4th person jinííł dajinííł
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yínil yiiʼnil dasiiʼnil
2nd person yínínil woonil dasoonil
3rd person yiyíínil deiznil
4th person jíínil dajiznil

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
Navajo Propel Themes to throw it
Class Examples Theme
SRO generic ł -NEʼ yiłneʼ
SFO rope; pairs; unknown;
conglomerate
ł -DÉÉL yiłdeeł
FFO sheet, paper -ʼAH yiʼáád
SSO stick, pole ł -TʼEʼ yiłtʼeʼ
AnO animate, doll
NCM wig, hay; fog ł -JOOL yiłjooł
MM butter; frog -TŁÉÉʼ yitłeeh
LPB load, burden -YĮ́ yiyeeh
PlO1 severality -NIL yinííł
PlO2 profusion ł -KAAD yiłkaad
OC severality/profusion
in a container