yiłteeh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -teeh (imperfective stem of root -TĮ́, “an animate object lies”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishteeh | yiilteeh | deiilteeh |
| 2nd person | niłteeh | wołteeh | daałteeh |
| 3rd person | yiłteeh | deiłteeh | |
| 4th person | jiłteeh | dajiłteeh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłtį́ | yiiltį́ | dasiiltį́ |
| 2nd person | yíníłtį́ | woołtį́ | dasoołtį́ |
| 3rd person | yiyííłtį́ | deistį́ | |
| 4th person | jííłtį́ | dajistį́ | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -teeh
- PERFECTIVE: -tį́
- FUTURE: -tééł
- ITERATIVE: -tééh
- OPTATIVE: -tééł
See also
| Navajo Handle Themes | to move it | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Examples | Theme | ||
| SRO | generic | ∅ | -ʼĄ́ | yiʼaah |
| SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅ | -LÁ | yilé |
| FFO | sheet, paper | ł | -TSOOZ | yiłtsóós |
| SSO | stick, pole | ∅ | -TĄ́ | yitįįh |
| AnO | animate, doll | ł | -TĮ́ | yiłteeh |
| NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł | -JOOL | yiłjooł |
| MM | butter; frog | ∅ | -TŁÉÉʼ | yitłeeh |
| LPB | load, burden | ∅ | -YĮ́ | yiyeeh |
| PlO1 | severality | ∅ | -NIL | yinííł |
| PlO2 | profusion | ∅ | -JAAʼ | yijááh |
| OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅ | -KĄ́ | yikaah |
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