yíłjooł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -jooł (momentaneous imperfective stem of the root -JOOL, “non-compact matter moves”).

Verb

yíłjooł

1. to go, come, arrive carrying it (some non-compact material).
2. to bring (some non-compact material).
3. to give (some non-compact material).

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishjooł	niiljooł	daniiljooł
2nd person	níłjooł	nołjooł	danołjooł
3rd person	yíłjooł		deíłjooł
4th person	jíłjooł		dajíłjooł

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	níłjool	niiljool	daniiljool
2nd person	yíníłjool	noołjool	danoołjool
3rd person	yiníłjool		deishjool
4th person	jiníłjool		dajishjool

future	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshjoł	diiljoł	dadiiljoł
2nd person	dííłjoł	doołjoł	dadoołjoł
3rd person	yidoołjoł		deidoołjoł
4th person	jidoołjoł		dazhdoołjoł

See also

Navajo Handle Themes				to give it
Class	Examples	Theme
SRO	generic	∅	-ʼĄ́	yíʼaah
SFO	rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate	∅	-LÁ	yílé
FFO	sheet, paper	ł	-TSOOZ	yíłtsóós
SSO	stick, pole	∅	-TĄ́	yítįįh
AnO	animate, doll	ł	-TĮ́	yíłteeh
NCM	wig, hay; fog	ł	-JOOL	yíłjooł
MM	butter; frog	∅	-TŁÉÉʼ	yítłeeh
LPB	load, burden	∅	-YĮ́	yíyeeh
PlO1	severality	∅	-NIL	yínííł
PlO2	profusion	∅	-JAAʼ	yíjááh
OC	severality/profusion in a container	∅	-KĄ́	yíkaah