iitłíísh

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).

Verb

iitłíísh

he/she is falling away, out of sight
Yah iitłíísh. ― He falls or darts into an enclosure.

Yóóʼ iitłíísh. ― He falls away or falls out and gets lost.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	iishtłíísh	iitłíísh	adeiitłíísh
2nd person	anitłíísh	oohtłíísh	adaahtłíísh
3rd person	iitłíísh		adaatłíísh
4th person	ajitłíísh		adajitłíísh

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	íítłizh	iitłizh	adashiitłizh
2nd person	íínítłizh	ootłizh	adashootłizh
3rd person	íítłizh		adaazhtłizh
4th person	ajíítłizh		adajizhtłizh

future	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	adeeshtłish	adiitłish	adadiitłish
2nd person	adíítłish	adoohtłish	adadoohtłish
3rd person	adootłish		adadootłish
4th person	azhdootłish		adazhdootłish

Verbal stems

ITERATIVE: -tłish
OPTATIVE: -tłíísh

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