yinóʼááh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -nó- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼááh (imperfective stem of root -ʼAAʼ, “to trick”).
Verb
yinóʼááh
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nóshʼááh | niitʼááh | daniitʼááh |
| 2nd person | níníʼááh | nohʼááh | danohʼááh |
| 3rd person | yinóʼááh | deinóʼááh | |
| 4th person | jinóʼááh | dajinóʼááh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nííʼaaʼ | niitʼaaʼ | daniitʼaaʼ |
| 2nd person | nííníʼaaʼ | nooʼaaʼ | danooʼaaʼ |
| 3rd person | yinííʼaaʼ | deineezʼaaʼ | |
| 4th person | jinííʼaaʼ | dazhneezʼaaʼ | |