yiłʼeeł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).

Verb

yiłʼeeł

1. he/she is sailing it somewhere, floating in it somewhere, rowing it somewhere

Conjugation

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

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishʼeeł	yiilʼeeł	deiilʼeeł
2nd person	niłʼeeł	wołʼeeł	daałʼeeł
3rd person	yiłʼeeł		deiłʼeeł
4th person	jiłʼeeł		dajiłʼeeł

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłʼéél	yiilʼéél	dasiilʼéél
2nd person	yíníłʼéél	woołʼéél	dasoołʼéél
3rd person	yiyííłʼéél		deisʼéél
4th person	jííłʼéél		dajisʼéél