yíłtʼááh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishtʼááh | niiltʼááh | daniiltʼááh |
| 2nd person | níłtʼááh | nołtʼááh | danołtʼááh |
| 3rd person | yíłtʼááh | deíłtʼááh | |
| 4th person | jíłtʼááh | dajíłtʼááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | níłtʼaʼ | niiltʼaʼ | daniiltʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníłtʼaʼ | noołtʼaʼ | danoołtʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | yiníłtʼaʼ | deistʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | jiníłtʼaʼ | dajistʼaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshtʼah | diiltʼah | dadiiltʼah |
| 2nd person | dííłtʼah | doołtʼah | dadoołtʼah |
| 3rd person | yidoołtʼah | deidoołtʼah | |
| 4th person | jidoołtʼah | dazhdoołtʼah | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh
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