yikah
See also: yíkah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -kah (progressive stem of root -KAI, “to go — 3+ actors”).
Verb
[edit]yikah
- he/she is going along (with at least two other people, as part of a group), they (3+) are going along
Usage notes
[edit]This stem is used for going in group. For individual movement, see yigááł. For movement in pairs, see yiʼash.
Singular forms of this verb, such as yishkah, refer to one subject involved in a movement as a group of three or more.
This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Progressive (yi).
| PROGRESSIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkah | yiikah | deíníikááh |
| 2nd person | yíkah | wohkah | deínóhkááh |
| 3rd person | yikah | deíkááh | |
| 4th person | jookah | dajíkááh | |