yilkeed
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -keed (durative imperfective stem of root -KID, “to eat a chunky object”).
Verb
yilkeed
- he/she is chewing it (something roundish)
- he/she is eating it (something roundish)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkeed | yiilkeed | deiilkeed |
| 2nd person | nilkeed | wołkeed | daałkeed |
| 3rd person | yilkeed | deilkeed | |
| 4th person | jilkeed | dajilkeed | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkid | yiilkid | deiilkid |
| 2nd person | yínílkid | woołkid | daoołkid |
| 3rd person | yoolkid | dayoolkid | |
| 4th person | joolkid | dajoolkid | |
See also
- yidlą́ (liquid)
- yiʼaał (hard)
- yildeeł (plural)
- yilghał (meat)
- yilkeed (chunky)
- yiłchozh (leafy)
- yiłtsʼééh (mushy)