yíłtʼááh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”)

Verb[edit]

yíłtʼááh

  1. he/she arrives flying it (a plane)

Conjugation[edit]

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[edit]

  • ITERATIVE: -tʼah
  • OPTATIVE: -tʼááh

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