yiłkaad
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -kaad (imperfective stem of root -KAAD, “flatness moves, liquid or profusion of small objects spreads out”).
Verb
[edit]yiłkaad
Usage notes
[edit]This verb refers to action that results in the object spreading out on a surface.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkaad | yiilkaad | deiilkaad |
| 2nd person | niłkaad | wołkaad | daałkaad |
| 3rd person | yiłkaad | deiłkaad | |
| 4th person | jiłkaad | dajiłkaad | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłkaad | yiilkaad | dasiilkaad |
| 2nd person | yíníłkaad | woołkaad | dasoołkaad |
| 3rd person | yiyííłkaad | deiskaad | |
| 4th person | jííłkaad | dajiskaad | |
See also
[edit]| 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 | |||