yikaah
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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 |