yildlóósh

See also: yíldlóósh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).

Verb

yildlóósh

1. he/she/it is going somewhere on all fours, creeping somewhere on all fours

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdlóósh	yiildlóósh	deiildlóósh
2nd person	nildlóósh	wołdlóósh	daałdlóósh
3rd person	yildlóósh		daaldlóósh
4th person	jildlóósh		dajildlóósh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishdloozh	yiildloozh	dashiildloozh
2nd person	yíníldloozh	woołdloozh	dashoołdloozh
3rd person	yildloozh		daashdloozh
4th person	jooldloozh		dajishdloozh

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshdlosh	diildlosh	dadiildlosh
2nd person	dííldlosh	doołdlosh	dadoołdlosh
3rd person	dooldlosh		dadooldlosh
4th person	jidooldlosh		dazhdooldlosh

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -dlóósh
• PERFECTIVE: -dloozh
• FUTURE: -dlosh
• ITERATIVE: -dlosh
• OPTATIVE: -dlóósh