Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) +
- ∅- (classifier) + -ghááh (imperfective stem of root -YÁ, “to go, to walk — 1 actor”)
- ∅- (classifier) + -ʼaash (imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go, to walk — 2 actors”)
- d- (classifier) + -kááh (imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to go, to walk — 3 actors”)
Verb
yíghááh
- he/she/it arrives
Usage notes
Like all go-verbs, this verb uses three different verb bases for 1 subject going alone, 2 subjects going in a pair, and 3+ subjects going in a group. All three bases can be conjugated in all 3 numbers (singular, duoplural, distributive plural), with practical different meanings. See chʼéghááh, chʼéʼaash, chʼékááh for further details.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni).
| ITERATIVE
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
náshdááh
|
néiitʼash
|
néiikah
|
| 2nd person
|
nánídááh
|
náhʼash
|
náhkah
|
| 3rd person
|
nádááh
|
náʼash
|
nákah
|
| 4th person
|
ńjídááł
|
ńjíʼash
|
ńjíkah
|
| OPTATIVE
|
singular
|
duoplural
|
plural
|
| 1st person
|
wóshaʼ
|
wootʼaash
|
wookááh
|
| 2nd person
|
wóóyaʼ
|
woohʼaash
|
woohkááh
|
| 3rd person
|
wóyaʼ
|
wóʼaash
|
wókááh
|
| 4th person
|
jóyaʼ
|
jóʼaash
|
jókááh
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