yiłhod
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -wod (repetitive imperfective stem of root -WOD, “to rock”).
Verb
[edit]yiłhod
- he/she is rocking it, moving it back and forth
Conjugation
[edit]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
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -ł + -wod = hod
- PERFECTIVE: -ł + -wod = hod
- FUTURE: -ł + -woł = hoł
- ITERATIVE: -ł + -woʼ = hoʼ
- OPTATIVE: -ł + -wod = hod