yółtaʼ
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -ł- (classifier) + -taʼ (imperfective stem of root -TAʼ, “to count, to read”)
Verb
[edit]yółtaʼ
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíníshtaʼ | yíníiltaʼ | deíníiltaʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníłtaʼ | yínółtaʼ | deínółtaʼ |
| 3rd person | yółtaʼ | dayółtaʼ | |
| 4th person | jółtaʼ | dajółtaʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłtaʼ | yíiltaʼ | dayíiltaʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníłtaʼ | wóołtaʼ | dawóołtaʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííłtaʼ | dayííłtaʼ | |
| 4th person | jííłtaʼ | dajííłtaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yídéeshtah | yídíiltah | deídíiltah |
| 2nd person | yídííłtah | yídóołtah | deídóołtah |
| 3rd person | yídóołtah | deídóołtah | |
| 4th person | yízhdóołtah | deízhdóołtah | |
| ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | néíníshtah | néíníiltah | ńdeíníiltah |
| 2nd person | néíníłtah | néínółtah | ńdeínółtah |
| 3rd person | náyółtah | ńdayółtah | |
| 4th person | ńjółtah | ńdajółtah | |
| OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yínóshtaʼ | wóoltaʼ | dawóoltaʼ |
| 2nd person | yínóółtaʼ | wóołtaʼ | dawóołtaʼ |
| 3rd person | yóltaʼ | dayółtaʼ | |
| 4th person | jółtaʼ | dajółtaʼ | |