ółtaʼ

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -ł- (classifier) + -taʼ (imperfective stem of root -TAʼ, “to read”).

• IPA^(key): /ʔóɬtʰɑ̀ʔ/

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ółtaʼ (transitive, unspecified object)

1. he/she is studying

   Diné bizaad baa ííníshtaʼ

   I am studying the Navajo language.

2. he/she is counting
3. he/she is reading
4. he/she is attending school, goes to school

   Shaʼáłchíní áadi daʼółtaʼ. ― My children are going to school there.

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

• áłchíní ółtaʼígíí

• yółtaʼ
• óltaʼ (“school”)