yiłhozh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -wozh (repetitive stem of root -WOZH, “to be ticklish”).
Verb
[edit]yiłhozh
- he/she is tickling him/her/it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishhozh | yiilwozh | deiilwozh |
| 2nd person | niłhozh | wołhozh | daałhozh |
| 3rd person | yiłhozh | deiłhozh | |
| 4th person | jiłhozh | dajiłhozh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłhozh | yiilwozh | deiilwozh |
| 2nd person | yíníłhozh | woołhozh | daoołhozh |
| 3rd person | yiyííłhozh | dayííłhozh | |
| 4th person | jííłhozh | dajííłhozh | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: ł + -wozh = hozh
- PERFECTIVE: ł + -wozh = hozh
- FUTURE: ł + -wosh = hosh
- ITERATIVE: ł + -wosh = hosh
- OPTATIVE: ł + -wozh = hozh