yiʼaał

See also: yíʼááł

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼaał (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼAAL, “to eat a hard object”).

Verb

yiʼaał

  1. he/she is chewing it (something hard or tough)
  2. he/she is eating it (something hard or tough)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person yishʼaał yiitʼaał deiitʼaał
2nd person niʼaał wohʼaał daahʼaał
3rd person yiʼaał deiʼaał
4th person jiʼaał dajiʼaał
perfective singular duoplural plural
1st person yíʼaal yiitʼaal deiitʼaal
2nd person yíníʼaal wooʼaal daooʼaal
3rd person yiyííʼaal dayííʼaal
4th person jííʼaal dajííʼaal
future singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshʼał diitʼał dadiitʼał
2nd person dííʼał doohʼał dadoohʼał
3rd person yidooʼał deidooʼał
4th person jidooʼał dazhdooʼał

Verbal stems

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼaał
  • PERFECTIVE: -ʼaal
  • FUTURE: -ʼał
  • ITERATIVE: -ʼał
  • OPTATIVE: -ʼaał

See also

Western Apache

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jiʔ˨ɑ̃ːɬ˨]

Verb

yiʼaał

  1. he/she chews

References

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