yíkaah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kaah (momentaneous imperfective stem of the root -KĄ́, “to handle matter in an open container”).
Verb
[edit]yíkaah
- to go, come, arrive carrying it (in an open container).
- to bring it (in an open container).
- to give it (in an open container).
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishkaah | niikaah | daniikaah |
| 2nd person | níkaah | nohkaah | danohkaah |
| 3rd person | yíkaah | deíkaah | |
| 4th person | jíkaah | dajíkaah | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | níką́ | niiką́ | daniiką́ |
| 2nd person | yíníką́ | nooką́ | danooką́ |
| 3rd person | yiníką́ | deizką́ | |
| 4th person | jiníką́ | dajizką́ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshkááł | diikááł | dadiikááł |
| 2nd person | dííkááł | doohkááł | dadoohkááł |
| 3rd person | yidookááł | deidookááł | |
| 4th person | jidookááł | dazhdookááł | |
See also
[edit]| 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 |