yitłʼó
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tłʼó (conclusive imperfective stem of root -TŁʼǪ́, “to weave”).
Verb
yitłʼó
- he/she is weaving it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtłʼó | yiitłʼó | deiitłʼó |
| 2nd person | nitłʼó | wohtłʼó | daahtłʼó |
| 3rd person | yitłʼó | deitłʼó | |
| 4th person | jitłʼó | dajitłʼó | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sétłʼǫ́ | siitłʼǫ́ | dasiitłʼǫ́ |
| 2nd person | sínítłʼǫ́ | sootłʼǫ́ | dasootłʼǫ́ |
| 3rd person | yiztłʼǫ́ | deiztłʼǫ́ | |
| 4th person | jiztłʼǫ́ | dajiztłʼǫ́ | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tłʼó
- PERFECTIVE: -tłʼǫ́
- FUTURE: -tłʼóół
- ITERATIVE: -tłʼóóh
- OPTATIVE: -tłʼóół