yíkááh
See also: yíkah
Navajo
    
    Etymology
    
y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -kááh (imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to go — 3+ actors”).
Verb
    
yíkááh
- he/she comes, arrives (as part of a group), they (3+) come, arrive
Usage notes
    
This stem is used for going in group. For individual movement, see yíghááh. For movement in pairs, see yíʼaash.
Singular forms of this verb, such as nishkááh, refer to one subject involved in a movement as a group of three or more.
Conjugation
    
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishkááh | niikááh | daniikááh | 
| 2nd person | níkááh | nohkááh | danohkááh | 
| 3rd person | yíkááh | deíkááh | |
| 4th person | jíkááh | dajíkááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishkai | niikai | daniikai | 
| 2nd person | yíníkai | noohkai | danoohkai | 
| 3rd person | yíkai | daaskai | |
| 4th person | jíkai | dajiskai | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshkah | diikah | dadiikah | 
| 2nd person | dííkah | doohkah | dadoohkah | 
| 3rd person | dookah | dadookah | |
| 4th person | jidookah | dazhdookah | |
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