yilyé

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, reflexive) + -yé (imperfective stem of root -LÁ, “to handle a slender stiff object, the words of a language”).

Verb

yilyé

1. (with ádiih) he/she is picking it (a language, a new song), is getting knowledge about it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishyé	yiilyé	deiilyé
2nd person	nilyé	wołyé	daałyé
3rd person	yilyé		deilyé
4th person	jilyé		dajilyé

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishyá	yiilyá	deiilyá
2nd person	yínílyá	woołyá	daoołyá
3rd person	yoolyá		dayoolyá
4th person	joolyá		dajoolyá

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshyééł	diilyééł	dadiilyééł
2nd person	díílyééł	doołyééł	dadoołyééł
3rd person	yidoolyééł		deidoolyééł
4th person	jidoolyééł		dazhdoolyééł

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -dlééh
• OPTATIVE: -yaʼ

Related terms

• yilé