iiltłʼééh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼÁ, “to trot”).
Verb
[edit]iiltłʼééh
- he/she/it is trotting away, jogging away
- (with yah) he is trotting into an enclosure
- (with yóóʼ) he is trotting away and disappearing or getting lost
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishtłʼééh | iiltłʼééh | adeiiltłʼééh |
| 2nd person | aniltłʼééh | oołtłʼééh | adaałtłʼééh |
| 3rd person | iiltłʼééh | adaaltłʼééh | |
| 4th person | ajiltłʼééh | adajiltłʼééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | eeshtłʼá | iiltłʼá | adasiiltłʼá |
| 2nd person | ííníltłʼá | oołtłʼá | adasoołtłʼá |
| 3rd person | eeltłʼá | adaastłʼá | |
| 4th person | ajooltłʼá | adajistłʼá | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshtłʼééł | adiiltłʼééł | adadiiltłʼééł |
| 2nd person | adííltłʼééł | adoołtłʼééł | adadoołtłʼééł |
| 3rd person | adooltłʼééł | adadooltłʼééł | |
| 4th person | azhdooltłʼééł | adazhdooltłʼééł | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- ITERATIVE: -tłʼééh
- OPTATIVE: -tłʼééł