yoołkááł

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (“night passes”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááł (progressive stem of root -KĄ́, “night passes”).

yi- (“night, dawn”) + yi- (progressive mode prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááł (progressive verb stem)

Pronunciation

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Verb

yoołkááł

1. to become day, daytime
2. to be a date, day

   Yas Niłtʼees 14, 2025go yoołkááł ― today’s date is January 14, 2025.

   tááʼtsʼáadahgóó yoołkááł dííshjį́, Ndaʼiiníísh ― today is the 13th, Friday.

Usage notes

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

This verb is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only.

Noun

yoołkááł

1. day, date

Related terms

• yoołkááłígíí
• yoołkáłí