yikaah
See also: yikááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kaah (imperfective stem of root -KĄ́, “to handle matter in an open container”).
Verb
[edit]yikaah
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkaah | yiikaah | deiikaah |
| 2nd person | nikaah | wohkaah | daahkaah |
| 3rd person | yikaah | deikaah | |
| 4th person | jikaah | dajikaah | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíką́ | yiiką́ | dasiiką́ |
| 2nd person | yíníką́ | wooką́ | dasooką́ |
| 3rd person | yiyííką́ | deizką́ | |
| 4th person | jííką́ | dajizką́ | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -kaah
- PERFECTIVE: -ką́
- FUTURE: -kááł
- ITERATIVE: -kááh
- OPTATIVE: -kááł
See also
[edit]| Navajo Handle Themes | to move it | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Examples | Theme | ||
| SRO | generic | ∅ | -ʼĄ́ | yiʼaah |
| SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅ | -LÁ | yilé |
| FFO | sheet, paper | ł | -TSOOZ | yiłtsóós |
| SSO | stick, pole | ∅ | -TĄ́ | yitįįh |
| AnO | animate, doll | ł | -TĮ́ | yiłteeh |
| NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł | -JOOL | yiłjooł |
| MM | butter; frog | ∅ | -TŁÉÉʼ | yitłeeh |
| LPB | load, burden | ∅ | -YĮ́ | yiyeeh |
| PlO1 | severality | ∅ | -NIL | yinííł |
| PlO2 | profusion | ∅ | -JAAʼ | yijááh |
| OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅ | -KĄ́ | yikaah |
Etymology 2
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, reflexive) + -kaah (imperfective stem of root -KĄ́, “to handle matter in an open container”).
Verb
[edit]yikaah
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkaah | yiikaah | deiikaah |
| 2nd person | nikaah | wohkaah | daahkaah |
| 3rd person | yikaah | deikaah | |
| 4th person | jikaah | dajikaah | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishką́ | yiiką́ | dasiiką́ |
| 2nd person | yíníką́ | woohką́ | dasoohką́ |
| 3rd person | yooką́ | deiską́ | |
| 4th person | jooką́ | dajiską́ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshkááł | diikááł | dadiikááł |
| 2nd person | dííkááł | doohkááł | dadoohkááł |
| 3rd person | yidookááł | deidookááł | |
| 4th person | jidookááł | dazhdookááł | |