dikááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -kááh (imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to go — 3+ actors”).
Verb
[edit]dikááh
- he/she starts go along (with at least two other people, as part of a group), they (3+) start to go along
Usage notes
[edit]This stem is used for going in group. For individual movement, see dighááh. For movement in pairs, see diʼaash.
Singular forms of this verb, such as dishkááh, refer to one subject involved in a movement as a group of three or more.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dishkááh | diikááh | dadiikááh |
| 2nd person | díkááh | dohkááh | dadohkááh |
| 3rd person | dikááh | dadikááh | |
| 4th person | jidikááh | dazhdikááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déskai | deekai | dadeekai |
| 2nd person | díníkai | disoohkai | dadisoohkai |
| 3rd person | deeskai | dadeeskai | |
| 4th person | jideeskai | dazhdeeskai | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshkah | didiikah | dadidiikah |
| 2nd person | didííkah | didoohkah | dadidoohkah |
| 3rd person | didookah | dadidookah | |
| 4th person | dizhdookah | dazhdidookah | |