íílééh

== Navajo == === Etymology === ʼá- (“thus”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to make”). Classifier and stem-initial merge as follows: ł + -nééh > -∅-lééh ł + -yaa > -∅-laa The stem initial reappears under d-effect (1st person duoplural and passives): d + ł + -nééh > -l-nééh d + ł + -yaa > -l-yaa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔíːléːh/ === Verb === íílééh he/she is making it Bááh ádeiilnééh. ― We are making bread. (with łahgo) he/she is changing it, altering it (with ąą) he/she is opening it ==== Usage notes ==== Both áshłaa and íishłaa are acceptable first-person singular perfective forms of this verb. the perfective is highly irregular, and appears to follow a yii-imperfective paradigm. Iterative and usitative use the suppletive stem -ʼįįh, from root -ʼĮĮD, of similar meaning. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities.