yiʼnah
See also: yíʼnah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, thematic) + -nah (progressive stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Verb
[edit]yiʼnah
- he/she/it is crawling along
Usage notes
[edit]This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Progressive (yi).
| PROGRESSIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishʼnah | yiiʼnah | deíníiʼnééh |
| 2nd person | yíʼnah | wohʼnah | deínóhʼnééh |
| 3rd person | yiʼnah | deíʼnééh | |
| 4th person | jooʼnah | dajíʼnééh | |