yiłąąh
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Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -ląąh (imperfective stem of root -LĄĄD, “to increase”).
Verb
yiłąąh
- he/she is increasing the number of them, producing many of them
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishłąąh | yiidląąh | deiidląąh |
| 2nd person | niłąąh | wohłąąh | daahłąąh |
| 3rd person | yiłąąh | deiłąąh | |
| 4th person | jiłąąh | dajiłąąh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłąąd | yiidląąd | deiidląąd |
| 2nd person | yíníłąąd | woołąąd | daoołąąd |
| 3rd person | yiyííłąąd | dayííłąąd | |
| 4th person | jííłąąd | dajííłąąd | |