yitłʼó

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłʼó (conclusive imperfective stem of root -TŁʼǪ́, “to weave”).

Verb

yitłʼó

1. he/she is weaving it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishtłʼó	yiitłʼó	deiitłʼó
2nd person	nitłʼó	wohtłʼó	daahtłʼó
3rd person	yitłʼó		deitłʼó
4th person	jitłʼó		dajitłʼó

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	sétłʼǫ́	siitłʼǫ́	dasiitłʼǫ́
2nd person	sínítłʼǫ́	sootłʼǫ́	dasootłʼǫ́
3rd person	yiztłʼǫ́		deiztłʼǫ́
4th person	jiztłʼǫ́		dajiztłʼǫ́

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -tłʼó
• PERFECTIVE: -tłʼǫ́
• FUTURE: -tłʼóół
• ITERATIVE: -tłʼóóh
• OPTATIVE: -tłʼóół