ayą

́
See also: aya, Aya, ayá, áya, āya, aþa and Ay'a

Contents
Navajo
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
Conjugation
Verbal stems
Derived terms
See also

Navajo

Etymology
ʼa- ​(unspecified person object prefix​) + -Ø- ​(3rd person subject prefix​) + -Ø- ​(classifier​) + -yą́ (durative imperfective stem of root -YĄ́Ą́ʼ,
“to eat”).

Pronunciation
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Verb
ayą́

1. (intransitive) to eat

Shí dóó Jáan baʼáłchíní éí Mary bighandi daʼiidą́

John’s children and I are eating at Mary’s house.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi)

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural

1st person ashą́ iidą́ daʼiidą́
2nd person íyą́ ohsą́ daʼohsą́
3rd person ayą́ daʼayą́
4th person ajiyą́ daʼjiyą́
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííyą́ąʼ́ iidą́ąʼ́ daʼiidą́ąʼ́
2nd person ííníyą́ąʼ́ ooyą́ąʼ́ daʼooyą́ąʼ́
3rd person ííyą́ąʼ́ daʼííyą́ąʼ́
4th person ajííyą́ąʼ́ daʼjííyą́ąʼ́
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshįį́ ł́ adiidįį́ ł́ daʼdiidįį́ ł́
2nd person adííyįį́ ł́ adoohsįį́ ł́ daʼdoohsįį́ ł́
3rd person adooyįį́ ł́ daʼdooyįį́ ł́
4th person azhdooyįį́ ł́ dazhʼdooyįį́ ł́

Verbal stems

IMPERFECTIVE: -yą́
PERFECTIVE: -yą́ąʼ́
FUTURE: -yįį́ ł́
ITERATIVE: -yįį́ h́
OPTATIVE: -yą́ąʼ́

Derived terms

ayání

See also

alghał (he eats meat)

yilghał (he eats meat)
yiyą́ (he eats it)

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