eelʼá
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -yi- (modal) + -l- (classifier) + -ʼá (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼÁ, “to extend”)
Verb
eelʼá
- it extendss away and out of sigh (trees, plants, a forest, etc.)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only
| perfective | singular | duoplural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | eelʼá | adaasʼá | |
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 3