niilkʼoł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ni- (thematic) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -kʼoł (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -KʼOL, “to undulate, to move as a wave”).
Compare niilchʼił (“to blink one time”) from -CHʼIL for a similar relationship between "curling" and "blinking".
Verb
[edit]niilkʼoł
- he/she is blinking his/her eyes (one time)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niishkʼoł | niilkʼoł | daniilkʼoł |
| 2nd person | niilkʼoł | noołkʼoł | danoołkʼoł |
| 3rd person | niilkʼoł | daniilkʼoł | |
| 4th person | jiniilkʼoł | dazhniilkʼoł | |