yibááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bááh (imperfective stem of root -BAAʼ, “to raid”).
Verb
[edit]yibááh
- he/she is raiding
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishbááh | yiibááh | deiibááh |
| 2nd person | nibááh | wohbááh | daahbááh |
| 3rd person | yibááh | daabááh | |
| 4th person | jibááh | dajibááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíbaaʼ | yiibaaʼ | dasiibaaʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníbaaʼ | woobaaʼ | dasoobaaʼ |
| 3rd person | yíbaaʼ | daazbaaʼ | |
| 4th person | jííbaaʼ | dajizbaaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshbah | diibah | dadiibah |
| 2nd person | dííbah | doohbah | dadoohbah |
| 3rd person | doobah | dadoobah | |
| 4th person | jidoobah | dazhdoobah | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -bááh
- PERFECTIVE: -baaʼ
- FUTURE: -bah
- ITERATIVE: -bah
- OPTATIVE: -bááh