iiʼeeł
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔìːʔèːɬ/
Verb
iiʼeeł
- he/she/it is floating away
Conjugation
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
- ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
- OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł