yiłjooł
Appearance
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -jooł (imperfective stem of root -JOOL, “non-compact matter moves”).
Verb
[edit]yiłjooł
- he/she is moving it, handling it (some non-compact material)
- he/she is throwing it (some non-compact material)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishjooł | yiiljooł | deiiljooł |
2nd person | niłjooł | wołjooł | daałjooł |
3rd person | yiłjooł | deiłjooł | |
4th person | jiłjooł | dajiłjooł |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | níłjool | niiljool | dashiiljool |
2nd person | yíníłjool | noołjool | dashoołjool |
3rd person | yiyíłjool | deishjool | |
4th person | jiníłjool | dajishjool |
See also
[edit]Classificatory Handling Verbs
Navajo Handle Themes | to move it | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Class | Examples | Theme | ||
SRO | generic | ∅ | -ʼĄ́ | yiʼaah |
SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅ | -LÁ | yilé |
FFO | sheet, paper | ł | -TSOOZ | yiłtsóós |
SSO | stick, pole | ∅ | -TĄ́ | yitįįh |
AnO | animate, doll | ł | -TĮ́ | yiłteeh |
NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł | -JOOL | yiłjooł |
MM | butter; frog | ∅ | -TŁÉÉʼ | yitłeeh |
LPB | load, burden | ∅ | -YĮ́ | yiyeeh |
PlO1 | severality | ∅ | -NIL | yinííł |
PlO2 | profusion | ∅ | -JAAʼ | yijááh |
OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅ | -KĄ́ | yikaah |
Classificatory Propelling Verbs:
Navajo Propel Themes | to throw it | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Class | Examples | Theme | ||
SRO | generic | ł | -NEʼ | yiłneʼ |
SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
ł | -DÉÉL | yiłdeeł |
FFO | sheet, paper | ∅ | -ʼAH | yiʼáád |
SSO | stick, pole | ł | -TʼEʼ | yiłtʼeʼ |
AnO | animate, doll | |||
NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł | -JOOL | yiłjooł |
MM | butter; frog | ∅ | -TŁÉÉʼ | yitłeeh |
LPB | load, burden | ∅ | -YĮ́ | yiyeeh |
PlO1 | severality | ∅ | -NIL | yinííł |
PlO2 | profusion | ł | -KAAD | yiłkaad |
OC | severality/profusion in a container |