yishood

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -zhood (imperfective stem of root -ZHÓÓD, “a bulky object moves, slides”).

Verb

yishood

1. he/she is dragging it somewhere

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishood	yiilzhood	deiilzhood
2nd person	nishood	wohshood	daahshood
3rd person	yishood		deishood
4th person	jishood		dajishood

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíshóód	yiilzhóód	dashiilzhóód
2nd person	yíníshóód	wooshóód	dashooshóód
3rd person	yiyííshóód		deishóód
4th person	jííshóód		dajishóód

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -ł-zhood = -shood
• PERFECTIVE: -ł-zhóód = -shóód
• FUTURE: -ł-zhoł = -shoł
• ITERATIVE: -ł-zhoʼ = -shoʼ
• OPTATIVE: -ł-zhood = -shood

Verb

yishood

1. first-person singular imperfective of yishood