yiłchozh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chozh (durative imperfective stem of root -CHOZH, “to eat a leafy object”).

Verb

yiłchozh

1. he/she is chewing it (something flat or leafy)
2. he/she is eating it (something flat or leafy)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishchozh	yiilchozh	deiilchozh
2nd person	niłchozh	wołchozh	daałchozh
3rd person	yiłchozh		deiłchozh
4th person	jiłchozh		dajiłchozh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłchozh	yiilchozh	deiilchozh
2nd person	yíníłchozh	woołchozh	daoołchozh
3rd person	yiyííłchozh		dayííłchozh
4th person	jííłchozh		dajííłchozh

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshchosh	diilchosh	dadiilchosh
2nd person	dííłchosh	doołchosh	dadoołchosh
3rd person	yidoołchosh		deidoołchosh
4th person	jidoołchosh		dazhdoołchosh

See also

• yidlą́ (liquid)
• yiʼaał (hard)
• yildeeł (plural)
• yilghał (meat)
• yilkeed (chunky)
• yiłchozh (leafy)
• yiłtsʼééh (mushy)