yighaał
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ghaał (imperfective stem of root -GHAL, “to move eyes”).
Verb
[edit]yighaał
- he/she is moving his/her eyes
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishhaał | yiigaał | deiigaał |
| 2nd person | nighaał | wohhaał | daahhaał |
| 3rd person | yighaał | daaghaał | |
| 4th person | jighaał | dajighaał | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíghal | yiigal | dasiigal |
| 2nd person | yíníghal | wooghal | dasooghal |
| 3rd person | yíghal | daazghal | |
| 4th person | jííghal | dajizghal | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -ghaał
- PERFECTIVE: -ghal
- FUTURE: -ghał
- ITERATIVE: -gał
- OPTATIVE: -ghaał