iighááh
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) +
- -Ø- (classifier) + -ááh (imperfective stem of root -YÁ, “to go, to walk — 1 actor”)
- -Ø- (classifier) + -ʼáásh (imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go, to walk — 2 actors”)
- -d- (classifier) + -kááh (imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to go, to walk — 3 actors”)
Verb
iighááh
- he/she goes out of sight
- (with yah) he/she goes in, enters an enclosure
- Ken hooghan góneʼ yah iighááh. ― Ken comes into the hogan.
- Yah aninááh! ― Come in!
- (with yóóʼ) he/she goes away, gets lost
Usage notes
Like all go-verbs, this verb uses three different roots for 1 subject going alone, 2 subjects going in a pair, and 3+ subjects going in a group. All three roots can be conjugated in all 3 numbers (singular, duoplural, distributive plural), with practical different meanings. See chʼéghááh, chʼéʼaash, chʼékááh for further details.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishááh | iitʼaash | iikááh |
| 2nd person | aninááh | ohʼaash | ohkááh |
| 3rd person | iighááh | iiʼaash | iikááh |
| 4th person | ajighááh | ajiʼaash | ajikááh |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííyá | iitʼáázh | iikai |
| 2nd person | ííníyá | ooʼáázh | oohkai |
| 3rd person | ííyá | ííʼáázh | eekai / iikai |
| 4th person | ajííyá | ajííʼáázh | ajookai |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshááł | adiitʼash | adiikah |
| 2nd person | adíínááł | adoohʼash | adoohkah |
| 3rd person | adoogááł | adooʼash | adookah |
| 4th person | azhdoogááł | azhdooʼash | azhdookah |
| USITATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishááh | iitʼash | iikah |
| 2nd person | aninááh | oohʼash | oohkah |
| 3rd person | iighááh | iiʼash | iikah |
| 4th person | ajighááh | ajiʼash | ajikah |
| ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | anáshdááh | anéiitʼash | anéiikah |
| 2nd person | anánidááh | anáhʼash | anáhkah |
| 3rd person | anádááh | anáʼash | anákah |
| 4th person | aníjídááh | aníjíʼash | aníjíkah |
| OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ooshaʼ | ootʼaash | ookááh |
| 2nd person | oóyaʼ | oohʼaash | oohkááh |
| 3rd person | ooyaʼ | ooʼaash | ookah |
| 4th person | ajóyaʼ | ajóʼash | ajókah |