yiłkááh
See also: yiłkąąh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááh (imperfective stem of root -KÁÁʼ, “to track”).
Verb
yiłkááh
- he/she is tracking him/her/it somewhere, following his/her/its trail somewhere
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkááh | yiilkááh | deiilkááh |
| 2nd person | niłkááh | wołkááh | daałkááh |
| 3rd person | yiłkááh | deiłkááh | |
| 4th person | jiłkááh | dajiłkááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłkááʼ | yiilkááʼ | dasiilkááʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníłkááʼ | woołkááʼ | dasoołkááʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííłkááʼ | deiskááʼ | |
| 4th person | jííłkááʼ | dajiskááʼ | |
Related terms
- naalkaah
- naʼalkaah
- neiłkaah