yíjááh
See also: yijááh
Navajo
    
    Etymology
    
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -jááh (imperfective stem of root -JAAʼ, “to handle a profusion of small objects”).
Verb
    
yíjááh
Conjugation
    
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishjááh | niijááh | daniijááh | 
| 2nd person | níjááh | nohjááh | danohjááh | 
| 3rd person | yíjááh | deíjááh | |
| 4th person | jíjááh | dajíjááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | níjaaʼ | niijaaʼ | daniijaaʼ | 
| 2nd person | yíníjaaʼ | noojaaʼ | danoojaaʼ | 
| 3rd person | yiníjaaʼ | deizhjaaʼ | |
| 4th person | jiníjaaʼ | dajizhjaaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshjih | diijih | dadiijih | 
| 2nd person | dííjih | doohjih | dadoohjih | 
| 3rd person | yidoojih | deidoojih | |
| 4th person | jidoojih | dazhdoojih | |
Verbal stems
    
- IMPERFECTIVE: -jááh
- PERFECTIVE: -jaaʼ
- FUTURE: -jih
- ITERATIVE: -jih
- OPTATIVE: -jááh
See also
    
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