yiłneʼ
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -neʼ (imperfective stem of root -NEʼ, “to propel a solid roundish object”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishneʼ | yiilneʼ | deiilneʼ |
| 2nd person | niłneʼ | wołneʼ | daałneʼ |
| 3rd person | yiłneʼ | deiłneʼ | |
| 4th person | jiłneʼ | dajiłneʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłneʼ | yiilneʼ | dasiilneʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníłneʼ | woołneʼ | dasoołneʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííłneʼ | deisneʼ | |
| 4th person | jííłneʼ | dajisneʼ | |
See also
| Navajo Propel Themes | to throw it | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Examples | Theme | ||
| SRO | generic | ł | -NEʼ | yiłneʼ |
| SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
ł | -DÉÉL | yiłdeeł |
| FFO | sheet, paper | Ø | -ʼAH | yiʼáád |
| SSO | stick, pole | ł | -TʼEʼ | yiłtʼeʼ |
| AnO | animate, doll | |||
| NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł | -JOOL | yiłjooł |
| MM | butter; frog | Ø | -TŁÉÉʼ | yitłeeh |
| LPB | load, burden | Ø | -YĮ́ | yiyeeh |
| PlO1 | severality | Ø | -NIL | yinííł |
| PlO2 | profusion | ł | -KAAD | yiłkaad |
| OC | severality/profusion in a container | |||
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