yiyiiłbááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -bááh (transitional imperfective stem of root -BAʼ, “to be gray”).
Verb
[edit]yiyiiłbááh (transitive)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishbááh | yiilbááh | deiilbááh |
| 2nd person | yiiłbááh | woołbááh | daoołbááh |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłbááh | dayiiłbááh | |
| 4th person | jiiłbááh | dajiiłbááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiiłbaʼ | yiilbaʼ | deiilbaʼ |
| 2nd person | yiniłbaʼ | woołbaʼ | daoołbaʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłbaʼ | dayiiłbaʼ | |
| 4th person | jiiłbaʼ | dajiiłbaʼ | |