yooloh
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -loh (progressive stem of root -LOʼ, “to act with a rope”).
Verb
[edit]yooloh
- he/she is driving it along, steering it along (a vehicle, originally by means of reins or cables)
- he/she is going along carrying it by a handle, string, or cord
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 | yishłoh | yiidloh | deíníidleeh |
| 2nd person | yíloh | wohłoh | deínóhłeeh |
| 3rd person | yooloh | deíleeh | |
| 4th person | jooloh | dajíleeh | |