diilkos
Navajo
Etymology
di- (“oral”) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -kos (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -KÉÉZ, “to cough”).
Verb
diilkos
- he/she/it is coughing once, lets out a cough
Conjugation
Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diiskos | diilkos | dadiilkos |
| 2nd person | diilkos | doołkos | dadoołkos |
| 3rd person | diilkos | dadiilkos | |
| 4th person | jidiilkos | dazhdiilkos | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | déskos | deelkos | dadeelkos |
| 2nd person | dínílkos | disoołkos | dadisoołkos |
| 3rd person | deeskos | dadeeskos | |
| 4th person | jideeskos | dazhdeeskos | |