yiyiiłbááh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -bááh (transitional imperfective stem of root -BAʼ, “to be gray”).

Verb

yiyiiłbááh (transitive)

he/she is turning it gray

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishbááh	yiilbááh	deiilbááh
2nd person	yiiłbááh	woołbááh	daoołbááh
3rd person	yiyiiłbááh		dayiiłbááh
4th person	jiiłbááh		dajiiłbááh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiiłbaʼ	yiilbaʼ	deiilbaʼ
2nd person	yiniłbaʼ	woołbaʼ	daoołbaʼ
3rd person	yiyiiłbaʼ		dayiiłbaʼ
4th person	jiiłbaʼ		dajiiłbaʼ

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