yiłdon

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -don (repetitive imperfective stem of root -DON, “to explode”).

Verb

yiłdon

he/she is booming it (a drum), beating it (a drum) loudly

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdon	yiildon	deiildon
2nd person	niłdon	wołdon	daałdon
3rd person	yiłdon		deiłdon
4th person	jiłdon		dajiłdon

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłdon	yiildon	deiildon
2nd person	yíníłdon	woołdon	daoołdon
3rd person	yiyííłdon		dayííłdon
4th person	jííłdon		dajííłdon