yółbaal
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -bal (neuter imperfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtainlike”).
Verb
yółbaal
- he/she is holding it up curtainlike (as a coat by the fire)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíníshbaal | yíníilbaal | deíníilbaal |
| 2nd person | yíníłbaal | yínółbaal | deínółbaal |
| 3rd person | yółbaal | dayółbaal | |
| 4th person | jółbaal | dajółbaal | |