yoołʼah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + ʼah (progressive stem of root -ʼAH, “to butcher”).
Verb
[edit]yoołʼah
- he/she is in the process of skinning it, in the process of butchering it
Usage notes
[edit]This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Progressive (yi).
| PROGRESSIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishʼah | yiilʼah | deíníilʼááh |
| 2nd person | yíłʼah | wołʼah | deínółʼááh |
| 3rd person | yoołʼah | deíłʼááh | |
| 4th person | joołʼah | dajíłʼááh | |