yildlóósh
See also: yíldlóósh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -dlóósh (imperfective stem of root -DLOOZH, “to go on all four”).
Verb
yildlóósh
- he/she/it is going somewhere on all fours, creeping somewhere on all fours
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdlóósh | yiildlóósh | deiildlóósh |
| 2nd person | nildlóósh | wołdlóósh | daałdlóósh |
| 3rd person | yildlóósh | daaldlóósh | |
| 4th person | jildlóósh | dajildlóósh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishdloozh | yiildloozh | dashiildloozh |
| 2nd person | yíníldloozh | woołdloozh | dashoołdloozh |
| 3rd person | yildloozh | daashdloozh | |
| 4th person | jooldloozh | 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