yoołkááł

Etymology

yi- (night passes) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-kááł (progressive stem of root -KĄ́, “night passes”).

yi- (night, dawn) + yi- (progressive mode prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááł (progressive verb stem)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jòːɬkɑ́ːɬ/
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Verb

yoołkááł

  1. to become day, daytime
  2. to be a date, day
    Yaʼiishjáástsoh 24, 2025go yoołkááłtoday’s date is July 24, 2025.
    tááʼtsʼáadahgóó yoołkááł dííshjį́, Ndaʼiinííshtoday is the 13th, Friday.

Usage notes

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

This verb is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only.

Noun

yoołkááł

  1. day, date