ayą́
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Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yą́ (durative imperfective stem of root -YĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to eat”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
ayą́
- (intransitive) to eat
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashą́ | iidą́ | daʼiidą́ |
| 2nd person | íyą́ | ohsą́ | daʼohsą́ |
| 3rd person | ayą́ | daʼayą́ | |
| 4th person | ajiyą́ | daʼjiyą́ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííyą́ą́ʼ | iidą́ą́ʼ | daʼiidą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | ííníyą́ą́ʼ | ooyą́ą́ʼ | daʼooyą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | ííyą́ą́ʼ | daʼííyą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | ajííyą́ą́ʼ | daʼjííyą́ą́ʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshį́į́ł | adiidį́į́ł | daʼdiidį́į́ł |
| 2nd person | adííyį́į́ł | adoohsį́į́ł | daʼdoohsį́į́ł |
| 3rd person | adooyį́į́ł | daʼdooyį́į́ł | |
| 4th person | azhdooyį́į́ł | dazhʼdooyį́į́ł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -yą́
- PERFECTIVE: -yą́ą́ʼ
- FUTURE: -yį́į́ł
- ITERATIVE: -yį́į́h
- OPTATIVE: -yą́ą́ʼ