yiłjooł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -jooł (imperfective stem of root -JOOL, “non-compact matter moves”).

Verb

yiłjooł

1. he/she is moving it, handling it (some non-compact material)
2. he/she is throwing it (some non-compact material)

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishjooł	yiiljooł	deiiljooł
2nd person	niłjooł	wołjooł	daałjooł
3rd person	yiłjooł		deiłjooł
4th person	jiłjooł		dajiłjooł

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłjool	yiiljool	dashiiljool
2nd person	yíníłjool	woołjool	dashoołjool
3rd person	yiyííłjool		deishjool
4th person	jííłjool		dajishjool

See also

Classificatory Handling Verbs

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

Classificatory Propelling Verbs:

Navajo Propel Themes				to throw it
Class	Examples	Theme
SRO	generic	ł	-NEʼ	yiłneʼ
SFO	rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate	ł	-DÉÉL	yiłdeeł
FFO	sheet, paper	∅	-ʼAH	yiʼáád
SSO	stick, pole	ł	-TʼEʼ	yiłtʼeʼ
AnO	animate, doll
NCM	wig, hay; fog	ł	-JOOL	yiłjooł
MM	butter; frog	∅	-TŁÉÉʼ	yitłeeh
LPB	load, burden	∅	-YĮ́	yiyeeh
PlO1	severality	∅	-NIL	yinííł
PlO2	profusion	ł	-KAAD	yiłkaad
OC	severality/profusion in a container