yiyiiłgááh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -gááh (transitional imperfective stem of root -GAII, “to be white”).

Verb

yiyiiłgááh (transitive)

1. he/she is turning it white, he/she is whitening it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishgááh	yiilgááh	deiilgááh
2nd person	yiiłgááh	woołgááh	daoołgááh
3rd person	yiyiiłgááh		dayiiłgááh
4th person	jiiłgááh		dajiiłgááh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiiłgaii	yiilgaii	deiilgaii
2nd person	yiniłgaii	woołgaii	daoołgaii
3rd person	yiyiiłgaii		dayiiłgaii
4th person	jiiłgaii		dajiiłgaii