yiyiiłkah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kah (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to shoot arrow”).
Verb
[edit]yiyiiłkah
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishkah | yiilkah | deiilkah |
| 2nd person | yiiłkah | woołkah | daoołkah |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłkah | dayiiłkah | |
| 4th person | jiiłkah | dajiiłkah | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | séłkah | siilkah | dasiilkah |
| 2nd person | síníłkah | soołkah | dasoołkah |
| 3rd person | yiskah | deiskah | |
| 4th person | jiskah | dajiskah | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshkah | diilkah | dadiilkah |
| 2nd person | dííłkah | doołkah | dadoołkah |
| 3rd person | yidoołkah | deidoołkah | |
| 4th person | jidoołkah | dazhdoołkah | |