yiłgan
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -gan (conclusive imperfective stem of root -GAN, “to wither”).
Verb
[edit]yiłgan (transitive)
- he/she is drying it, wilting it, desiccating it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishgan | yiilgan | deiilgan |
| 2nd person | niłgan | wołgan | daałgan |
| 3rd person | yiłgan | deiłgan | |
| 4th person | jiłgan | dajiłgan | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | séłgan | siilgan | dasiilgan |
| 2nd person | síníłgan | soołgan | dasoołgan |
| 3rd person | yisgan | deisgan | |
| 4th person | jisgan | dajisgan | |
Related terms
[edit]- yigan (“he/she/it is drying up”, intransitive)