yíkááh
See also: yíkah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -kááh (imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to go — 3+ actors”).
Verb
[edit]yíkááh
- he/she comes, arrives (as part of a group), they (3+) come, arrive
Usage notes
[edit]This stem is used for going in group. For individual movement, see yíghááh. For movement in pairs, see yíʼaash.
Singular forms of this verb, such as nishkááh, refer to one subject involved in a movement as a group of three or more.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishkááh | niikááh | daniikááh |
| 2nd person | níkááh | nohkááh | danohkááh |
| 3rd person | yíkááh | deíkááh | |
| 4th person | jíkááh | dajíkááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishkai | niikai | daniikai |
| 2nd person | yíníkai | noohkai | danoohkai |
| 3rd person | yíkai | daaskai | |
| 4th person | jíkai | dajiskai | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshkah | diikah | dadiikah |
| 2nd person | dííkah | doohkah | dadoohkah |
| 3rd person | dookah | dadookah | |
| 4th person | jidookah | dazhdookah | |