yighááh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) +
- -Ø- (classifier) + -ááh (imperfective stem of root -YÁ, “to go — 1 actor”)
- -Ø- (classifier) + -ʼaash (imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go — 2 actors”)
- -d- (classifier) + -kááh (imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to go — 3 actors”)
Verb
yighááh
- he/she is going
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 on a similar situation.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishááh | yiitʼaash | yiikááh |
| 2nd person | ninááh | wohʼaash | wohkááh |
| 3rd person | yighááh | yiʼaash | yikááh |
| 4th person | jighááh | jiʼaash | jikááh |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíyá | yiitʼáázh | yiikai |
| 2nd person | yíníyá | wooʼáázh | woohkai |
| 3rd person | yíyá | yíʼáázh | yikai |
| 4th person | jííyá | jííʼáázh | jookai |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshááł | diitʼash | diikah |
| 2nd person | díínááł | doohʼash | doohkah |
| 3rd person | doogááł | dooʼash | dookah |
| 4th person | jidoogááł | jidooʼash | jidookah |
Related terms
- dighááh