dilʼis

Etymology

di- (“arms, legs”) + -ʼis (durative stem of root -ʼEEZ, “to step”).

Verb

dilʼis

  1. to kick one's feet in the air (as a person being hanged or a playing horse)

Usage notes

This verb is used only in the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person disʼis diilʼis dadiilʼis
2nd person dílʼis dołʼis dadołʼis
3rd person dilʼis dadilʼis
4th person dijilʼis dadijilʼis

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 191
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