yidiłní
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIID, “to say”).
Verb
[edit]yidiłní
- he/she imitates the sound of something
- Tsídii bidishní. ― I'm imitating the sound of the bird.
- Néʼéshjaaʼ mósí yidiłní. ― The owl is imitating a cat.
Conjugation
[edit]| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bidishní | bidiilní | dabidiilní |
| 2nd person | bidíłní | bidołní | dabidołní |
| 3rd person | yidiłní | deidiłní | |
| 4th person | bizhdiłní | dabizhdiłní | |