yimal
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -mal (durative imperfective stem of root -MAL, “to gobble”).
Verb
[edit]yimal
- he/she is gobbling it, eating it quickly
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishmal | yiiʼmal | deiiʼmal |
| 2nd person | nimal | wohmal | daahmal |
| 3rd person | yimal | deimal | |
| 4th person | jimal | dajimal | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yímal | yiiʼmal | deiiʼmal |
| 2nd person | yínímal | woomal | daoomal |
| 3rd person | yiyíímal | dayíímal | |
| 4th person | jíímal | dajíímal | |