iiłʼá
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼá (imperfective stem of root -ʼAʼ, “to send”).
Verb
[edit]iiłʼá
- he/she is sending him/her/it away
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishʼá | iilʼá | adeiilʼá |
| 2nd person | aniłʼá | oołʼá | adaałʼá |
| 3rd person | iiłʼá | adeiłʼá | |
| 4th person | ajiłʼá | adajiłʼá | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííłʼaʼ | iilʼaʼ | adasiilʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | ííníłʼaʼ | oołʼaʼ | adasoołʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | ayííłʼaʼ | adeisʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | ajííłʼaʼ | adajisʼaʼ | |