yisdéíłbąąs
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]yisdá- (“to safety”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).
Verb
[edit]yisdéíłbąąs
- he/she is escaping to safety driving it (a wheeled vehicle)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisdásbąąs | yisdéiilbąąs | yisdádeiilbąąs |
| 2nd person | yisdáníłbąąs | yisdáłbąąs | yisdádaałbąąs |
| 3rd person | yisdéíłbąąs | yisdádeiłbąąs | |
| 4th person | yisdájíłbąąs | yisdádajiłbąąs | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisdááłbą́ą́z | yisdéiilbą́ą́z | yisdádeiilbą́ą́z |
| 2nd person | yisdéíníłbą́ą́z | yisdáoołbą́ą́z | yisdádaoołbą́ą́z |
| 3rd person | yisdáyííłbą́ą́z | yisdádeisbą́ą́z | |
| 4th person | yisdájííłbą́ą́z | yisdádajisbą́ą́z | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisdádeesbąs | yisdádiilbąs | yisdádadiilbąs |
| 2nd person | yisdádííłbąs | yisdádoołbąs | yisdádadoołbąs |
| 3rd person | yisdéidoołbąs | yisdádeidoołbąs | |
| 4th person | yisdázhdoołbąs | yisdádazhdoołbąs | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
- PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
- FUTURE: -bąs
- ITERATIVE: -bąs
- OPTATIVE: -bąąs