yiniłkʼah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (“round shape”) + -∅- (classifier) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼah (conclusive imperfective stem of root -KʼAII, “to be fat”).
Verb
[edit]yiniłkʼah
- he/she is fattening it up
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishkʼah | niilkʼah | daniilkʼah |
| 2nd person | níłkʼah | nołkʼah | danołkʼah |
| 3rd person | yiniłkʼah | deiniłkʼah | |
| 4th person | jiniłkʼah | dazhniłkʼah | |