-YÁ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ya"

Root

-YÁ

  1. to walk, go (of one actor)

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -ááh -yá -ááł -ááh, -dááh -yaʼ
CONT -yá -aał -aah, -daah -aʼ
REP -aʼ
CURS -ááł

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Usage notes

  • This root is used only to describe the motion of one actor or (with the duoplural) to describe the motion of "one of us" or "one of you"
  • The stems given above vary somewhat based on the person. Thus, the continuous verb naaghá (he/she goes about) features as -ghá, while second person naniná (you (singular) go about) realizes it as -ná

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References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 328.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 661