iiʼeeł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Verb
[edit]iiʼeeł
- he/she/it is floating away
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishʼeeł | iitʼeeł | adeiitʼeeł |
| 2nd person | aniʼeeł | oohʼeeł | adaahʼeeł |
| 3rd person | iiʼeeł | adaaʼeeł | |
| 4th person | ajiʼeeł | adajiʼeeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííʼéél | iitʼéél | adasiitʼéél |
| 2nd person | ííníʼéél | ooʼéél | adasooʼéél |
| 3rd person | ííʼéél | adaazʼéél | |
| 4th person | ajííʼéél | adajizʼéél | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshʼoł | adiitʼoł | adadiitʼoł |
| 2nd person | adííʼoł | adoohʼoł | adadoohʼoł |
| 3rd person | adooʼoł | adadooʼoł | |
| 4th person | azhdooʼoł | adazhdooʼoł | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
- OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł