yisdéíłʼeeł

Navajo

Etymology

yisdá- (“to safety”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).

Verb

yisdéíłʼeeł

1. he/she is sailing it to safety, floating in it to safety, rowing it to safety

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisdáshʼeeł	yisdéiilʼeeł	yisdádeiilʼeeł
2nd person	yisdáníłʼeeł	yisdáłʼeeł	yisdádaałʼeeł
3rd person	yisdéíłʼeeł		yisdádeiłʼeeł
4th person	yisdájíłʼeeł		yisdádajiłʼeeł

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisdááłʼéél	yisdéiilʼéél	yisdádeiilʼéél
2nd person	yisdéíníłʼéél	yisdáoołʼéél	yisdádaoołʼéél
3rd person	yisdáyííłʼéél		yisdádeisʼéél
4th person	yisdájííłʼéél		yisdádajisʼéél

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisdádeeshʼoł	yisdádiilʼoł	yisdádadiilʼoł
2nd person	yisdádííłʼoł	yisdádoołʼoł	yisdádadoołʼoł
3rd person	yisdéidoołʼoł		yisdádeidoołʼoł
4th person	yisdázhdoołʼoł		yisdádazhdoołʼoł

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
• OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł

Related terms

• chʼéʼeeł
• chʼííłʼeeł
• haaʼeeł
• haiłʼeeł
• iiʼeeł
• iiłʼeeł
• naaʼeeł
• neiłʼeeł
• yiʼeeł
• yíʼeeł
• yiłʼeeł
• yiʼoł
• yoołʼoł