yiniyóód

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yóód (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -YOOD, “to flee”)

Verb

yiniyóód

  1. to drive them (1-5 animate nouns, such as cattle)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person nissóód niidzóód daniidzóód
2nd person níyóód nohsóód danohsóód
3rd person yiniyóód deiniyóód
4th person jiniyóód dazhniyóód
perfective singular duoplural plural
1st person nííyood níídzood daniidzood
2nd person nííníyood nooyood danooyood
3rd person yinííyood deineeyood
4th person jinííyood dazhneeyood
future singular duoplural plural
1st person dínéesoł díníidzoł dadíníidoł
2nd person dínííyoł dínóohsoł dadínóohsoł
3rd person yidínóoyoł deidínóoyoł
4th person jidínóoyoł dazhdínóoyoł

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 656.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 729
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