yiyoołwoł

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -hi- (seriative) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -l- (classifier) + -woł (progressive stem of root -WOD, “to run — 1 actor”).

Verb

yiyoołwoł

  1. he/she is running it (a store, gas station, etc.)
  2. he/she is making it (e.g. a horse) run along

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 658
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