Navajo
Etymology
b- (thematic) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼaah (transitional imperfective stem of root -ʼĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to learn”)
Pronunciation
Verb
yíhoołʼaah
- to learn it, to study it
- Ayóogo Diné bizaad bóhooshʼaah. ― I am really learning the Navajo language.
- Bilagáana haashį́į́ néelą́ą́ʼ Diné bizaad yídahoołʼaah. ― There is an undetermined number of Anglos studying Navajo.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| iterative
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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bínáhooshʼááh
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bínáhwiilʼááh
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bínádahwiilʼááh
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| 2nd person
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bínáhoołʼááh
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bínáhoołʼááh
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bínádahoołʼááh
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| 3rd person
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yínáhoołʼááh
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yínádahoołʼááh
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| 4th person
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bínáhojiiłʼááh
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bínádahojiiłʼááh
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| optative
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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bíhooshʼááł
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bíhoolʼááł
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bídahoolʼááł
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| 2nd person
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bíhoółʼááł
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bíhoołʼááł
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bídahoołʼááł
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| 3rd person
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yíhoołʼááł
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yídahoołʼááł
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| 4th person
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bíhojoołʼááł
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bídahojoołʼááł
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See also