yiyiiłjį́į́h

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -d- (classifier) + -zhį́į́h (transitional imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”). Literally, “to cause it to become a black speck”

Verb

yiyiiłjį́į́h

  1. to throw it with great force into the air, send it flying (preceded by dah)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (∅/∅)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 782
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