iiʼeeł

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ʼa- (away) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).

Verb[edit]

iiʼeeł

  1. he/she/it is floating away
    Yah iishʼeeł.I float away into an enclosure.
    Yóóʼ iishʼeeł.I float away and disappear.

Conjugation[edit]

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishʼeeł iitʼeeł adeiitʼeeł
2nd person aniʼeeł oohʼeeł adaahʼeeł
3rd person iiʼeeł adaaʼeeł
4th person ajiʼeeł adajiʼeeł
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííʼéél iitʼéél adasiitʼéél
2nd person ííníʼéél ooʼéél adasooʼéél
3rd person ííʼéél adaazʼéél
4th person ajííʼéél adajizʼéél
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshʼoł adiitʼoł adadiitʼoł
2nd person adííʼoł adoohʼoł adadoohʼoł
3rd person adooʼoł adadooʼoł
4th person azhdooʼoł adazhdooʼoł

Verbal stems[edit]

  • ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
  • OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł

Related terms[edit]