yiłkááh
See also: yiłkąąh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -kááh (imperfective stem of root -KÁÁʼ, “to track”).
Verb
yiłkááh
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkááh | yiilkááh | deiilkááh |
| 2nd person | niłkááh | wołkááh | daałkááh |
| 3rd person | yiłkááh | deiłkááh | |
| 4th person | jiłkááh | dajiłkááh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłkááʼ | yiilkááʼ | dasiilkááʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníłkááʼ | woołkááʼ | dasoołkááʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííłkááʼ | deiskááʼ | |
| 4th person | jííłkááʼ | dajiskááʼ | |