yijááh

See also: yíjááh

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -jááh (imperfective stem of root -JAAʼ, “to handle a profusion of small objects”).

Verb

yijááh

  1. he/she is moving them (relatively small objects)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishjááh yiijááh deiijááh
2nd person nijááh wohjááh daahjááh
3rd person yijááh deijááh
4th person jijááh dajijááh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíjaaʼ yiijaaʼ dashiijaaʼ
2nd person yíníjaaʼ woojaaʼ dashoojaaʼ
3rd person yiyííjaaʼ deizhjaaʼ
4th person jííjaaʼ dajizhjaaʼ

See also

Navajo Handle Themes to move it
Class Examples Theme
SRO generic Ø-ʼĄ́ yiʼaah
SFO rope; pairs; unknown;
conglomerate
Ø-LÁ yilé
FFO sheet, paper ł-TSOOZ yiłtsóós
SSO stick, pole Ø -TĄ́ yitįįh
AnO animate, doll ł -TĮ́ yiłteeh
NCM wig, hay; fog ł-JOOL yiłjooł
MM butter; frog Ø-TŁÉÉʼ yitłeeh
LPB load, burden Ø-YĮ́ yiyeeh
PlO1 severality Ø-NIL yinííł
PlO2 profusion Ø-JAAʼ yijááh
OC severality/profusion
in a container
Ø-KĄ́ yikaah
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