yiłní
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIID, “to say”).
Verb
[edit]yiłní
- he says to him
- Dashiłní. ― They say to me.
Conjugation
[edit]| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bidishní | bidiiʼní | dabidiiʼní |
| 2nd person | bidiní | bidohní | dabidohní |
| 3rd person | yiłní | deiłní | |
| 4th person | bijiní | dabijiní | |