yitʼih

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼiʼ (progressive stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).

Verb

yitʼih

  1. it is/they are moving along in a line (as ants)
  2. it continues, keeps on
  3. it goes on (an event, such as a war, activity, or famine)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only

See also

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 550
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