yitłíísh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).

Verb

yitłíísh

1. he/she is falling

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishtłíísh	yiitłíísh	deiitłíísh
2nd person	nitłíísh	wohtłíísh	daahtłíísh
3rd person	yitłíísh		daatłíísh
4th person	jitłíísh		dajitłíísh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yítłizh	yiitłizh	dashiitłizh
2nd person	yínítłizh	wootłizh	dashootłizh
3rd person	yítłizh		daazhtłizh
4th person	jíítłizh		dajizhtłizh

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -tłíísh
• PERFECTIVE: -tłizh
• FUTURE: -tłish
• ITERATIVE: -tłish
• OPTATIVE: -tłíísh