yibal
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -bal (repetitive imperfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtainlike”).
Verb
yibal
- it is flapping it, waving it (as a blanket in the wind)
Usage notes
This repetitive verb is used only in the imperfective mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter repetitive, third person only.
Related terms
- nábał
- náyoołbał
- néíłbał
- níbaal
- sibaal
- yiłbaał