yootį́į́ł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tį́į́ł (progressive stem of root -TĄ́, “to handle a slender stiff the object”).

Verb

yootį́į́ł

1. he/she is going along carrying it (a slender stiff object as a stick)

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	yishtį́į́ł	yiitį́į́ł	deíníitįįh
2nd person	yítį́į́ł	wohtį́į́ł	deínóhtįįh
3rd person	yootį́į́ł		deítįįh
4th person	jootį́į́ł		dajítįįh

Related terms

• naaztą́
• neitin
• sitą́
• yitįįh

See also

• yooʼááł
• yoojih
• yookááł
• yoolééł
• yoołjoł
• yoołtééł
• yoołtsos
• yootłoh
• yooyééł