yiyiiloh

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -loh (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -LOʼ, “to act with a rope”)

Verb

yiyiiloh

  1. he/she lassos, ropes, snares, catches, traps it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (∅/si)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 389
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