yiniiłmas
Navajo
editEtymology
edity- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (“round shape”) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -mas (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
The stem -máás (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”) is cognate with -bą́ą́z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”), and they have the same origin, which possibly is Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”)
Pronunciation
editVerb
edityiniiłmas
Conjugation
editParadigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | niismas | niilmas | daniilmas |
2nd person | niiłmas | noołmas | danoołmas |
3rd person | yiniiłmas | deiniiłmas | |
4th person | jiniiłmas | dazhniiłmas |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | néłmas | neelmas | daneelmas |
2nd person | níníłmas | sinoołmas | dasinoołmas |
3rd person | yineesmas | deineesmas | |
4th person | jineesmas | dazhneesmas |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | dínéesmas | díníilmas | dadíníilmas |
2nd person | dínííłmas | dínóołmas | dadínóołmas |
3rd person | yidínóołmas | deidínóołmas | |
4th person | dízhnóołmas | dazhdínóołmas |
Related terms
edit- chʼémáás
- chʼííłmáás
- haamáás
- haiłmáás
- iiłmáás
- iimáás
- naamaas
- neiłmaas
- niimas
- nímaz
- yiłmáás
- yíłmáás
- yiłmaz
- yimáás
- yímáás
- yimas
- yiniłmas
- yoołmas
See also
editCategories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni-
- Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (semelfactive)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll)
- Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs in the semelfactive (yii/si) aspect