Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼod (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to suck”).
Verb
yiyiiłtʼod
- he/she gives one suck
Conjugation
Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| imperfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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yiishtʼod
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yiiltʼod
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deiiltʼod
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| 2nd person
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yiiłtʼod
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woołtʼod
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daoołtʼod
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| 3rd person
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yiyiiłtʼod
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dayiiłtʼod
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| 4th person
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jiiłtʼod
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dajiiłtʼod
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| perfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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séłtʼod
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siiltʼod
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dasiiltʼod
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| 2nd person
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síníłtʼod
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soołtʼod
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dasoołtʼod
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| 3rd person
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yistʼod
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deistʼod
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| 4th person
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jistʼod
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dajistʼod
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| future
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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deeshtʼod
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diiltʼod
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dadiiltʼod
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| 2nd person
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dííłtʼod
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doołtʼod
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dadoołtʼod
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| 3rd person
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yidoołtʼod
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deidoołtʼod
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| 4th person
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jidoołtʼod
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dazhdoołtʼod
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