yiyeeh

See also: yíyeeh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yeeh (imperfective stem of root -YĮ́, “to handle loads, burdens”).

Verb

yiyeeh

1. he/she is moving it, handling it (a load or pack)

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishheeh	yiigeeh	deiigeeh
2nd person	niyeeh	wohheeh	daahheeh
3rd person	yiyeeh		deiyeeh
4th person	jiyeeh		dajiyeeh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíyį́	yiigį́	dasiigį́
2nd person	yíníyį́	wooyį́	dasooyį́
3rd person	yiyííyį́		deizyį́
4th person	jííyį́		dajizyį́

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -yeeh
• PERFECTIVE: -yį́
• FUTURE: -yééł
• ITERATIVE: -gééh
• OPTATIVE: -yééł

See also

Navajo Handle Themes				to move it
Class	Examples	Theme
SRO	generic	∅	-ʼĄ́	yiʼaah
SFO	rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate	∅	-LÁ	yilé
FFO	sheet, paper	ł	-TSOOZ	yiłtsóós
SSO	stick, pole	∅	-TĄ́	yitįįh
AnO	animate, doll	ł	-TĮ́	yiłteeh
NCM	wig, hay; fog	ł	-JOOL	yiłjooł
MM	butter; frog	∅	-TŁÉÉʼ	yitłeeh
LPB	load, burden	∅	-YĮ́	yiyeeh
PlO1	severality	∅	-NIL	yinííł
PlO2	profusion	∅	-JAAʼ	yijááh
OC	severality/profusion in a container	∅	-KĄ́	yikaah

Navajo Propel Themes				to throw it
Class	Examples	Theme
SRO	generic	ł	-NEʼ	yiłneʼ
SFO	rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate	ł	-DÉÉL	yiłdeeł
FFO	sheet, paper	∅	-ʼAH	yiʼáád
SSO	stick, pole	ł	-TʼEʼ	yiłtʼeʼ
AnO	animate, doll
NCM	wig, hay; fog	ł	-JOOL	yiłjooł
MM	butter; frog	∅	-TŁÉÉʼ	yitłeeh
LPB	load, burden	∅	-YĮ́	yiyeeh
PlO1	severality	∅	-NIL	yinííł
PlO2	profusion	ł	-KAAD	yiłkaad
OC	severality/profusion in a container