yíłjiid

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -jiid (imperfective stem of root -JID, “to carry on one's back”).

Verb

yíłjiid

1. he/she arrives, comes, goes carrying or lugging it on his/her back

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishjiid	niiljiid	daniiljiid
2nd person	níłjiid	nołjiid	danołjiid
3rd person	yíłjiid		deíłjiid
4th person	jíłjiid		dajíłjiid

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	níłjid	niiljid	daniiljid
2nd person	yíníłjid	noołjid	danoołjid
3rd person	yiníłjid		deishjid
4th person	jiníłjid		dajishjid

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshjił	diiljił	dadiiljił
2nd person	dííłjił	doołjił	dadoołjił
3rd person	yidoołjił		deidoołjił
4th person	jidoołjił		dazhdoołjił

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -jiʼ
• OPTATIVE: -jiid

Related terms

• chʼííłjiid
• haiłjiid
• iiłjiid
• naʼałjid
• neiłjid
• yiłjiid
• yoołjił