yíldlóósh
See also: yildlóósh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Verb
yíldlóósh
- he/she is arriving crawling on all fours
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishdlóósh | niildlóósh | daniildlóósh |
| 2nd person | níldlóósh | nołdlóósh | danołdlóósh |
| 3rd person | yíldlóósh | deíldlóósh | |
| 4th person | jíldlóósh | dajíldlóósh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishdloozh | niildloozh | daniildloozh |
| 2nd person | yíníldloozh | noołdloozh | danoołdloozh |
| 3rd person | yíldloozh | daashdloozh | |
| 4th person | jíldloozh | dajishdloozh | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshdlosh | diildlosh | dadiildlosh |
| 2nd person | dííldlosh | doołdlosh | dadoołdlosh |
| 3rd person | dooldlosh | dadooldlosh | |
| 4th person | jidooldlosh | dazhdooldlosh | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -dlóósh
- PERFECTIVE: -dloozh
- FUTURE: -dlosh
- ITERATIVE: -dlosh
- OPTATIVE: -dlóósh