Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -ł- (classifier) + -taʼ (imperfective stem of root -TAʼ, “to count, to read”)
Pronunciation
Verb
yółtaʼ
- he/she is reading it
- Áłchíní naaltsoos nihá dayółtaʼ. ― The children are reading the books for us.
- he/she is counting it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).
| perfective
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
yíłtaʼ
|
yíiltaʼ
|
dayíiltaʼ
|
| 2nd person
|
yíníłtaʼ
|
wóołtaʼ
|
dawóołtaʼ
|
| 3rd person
|
yiyííłtaʼ
|
dayííłtaʼ
|
| 4th person
|
jííłtaʼ
|
dajííłtaʼ
|
| future
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singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
yídéeshtah
|
yídíiltah
|
deídíiltah
|
| 2nd person
|
yídííłtah
|
yídóołtah
|
deídóołtah
|
| 3rd person
|
yídóołtah
|
deídóołtah
|
| 4th person
|
yízhdóołtah
|
deízhdóołtah
|
| iterative
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
néíníshtah
|
néíníiltah
|
ńdeíníiltah
|
| 2nd person
|
néíníłtah
|
néínółtah
|
ńdeínółtah
|
| 3rd person
|
náyółtah
|
ńdayółtah
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| 4th person
|
ńjółtah
|
ńdajółtah
|
| optative
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
yínóshtaʼ
|
wóoltaʼ
|
dawóoltaʼ
|
| 2nd person
|
yínóółtaʼ
|
wóołtaʼ
|
dawóołtaʼ
|
| 3rd person
|
yóltaʼ
|
dayółtaʼ
|
| 4th person
|
jółtaʼ
|
dajółtaʼ
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