yoojih

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jih (progressive stem of root -JAAʼ, “to handle a profusion of small objects”).

Verb

yoojih

1. he/she is going along carrying them

Usage notes

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishjih	yiijih	deíníijááh
2nd person	yíjih	wohjih	deínóhjááh
3rd person	yoojih		deíjááh
4th person	joojih		dajíjááh

Related terms

• naazhjaaʼ
• neijaah
• shijaaʼ
• yijááh
• yíjááh

See also

• yooyééł