yiłhod

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -wod (repetitive imperfective stem of root -WOD, “to rock”).

Verb

yiłhod

1. he/she is rocking it, moving it back and forth

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishhod	yiilwod	deiilwod
2nd person	niłhod	wołhod	daałhod
3rd person	yiłhod		deiłhod
4th person	jiłhod		dajiłhod

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłhod	yiilwod	deiilwod
2nd person	yíníłhod	woołhod	daoołhod
3rd person	yiyííłhod		dayííłhod
4th person	jííłhod		dajííłhod

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -ł + -wod = hod
• PERFECTIVE: -ł + -wod = hod
• FUTURE: -ł + -woł = hoł
• ITERATIVE: -ł + -woʼ = hoʼ
• OPTATIVE: -ł + -wod = hod