"y-" meaning in Navajo

See y- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} y-
  1. A marker for the third person object Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-y--nv-prefix-AqqqtHn6
  2. A peg element added to 1st person plural ∅-imperfective verbs to fit syllable shape restraints Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-y--nv-prefix-D165kRgy Categories (other): Navajo links with redundant target parameters, Navajo links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Navajo entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 10 12 6 3 1 6 1 14 1 1 2 2 6 5 7 8 1 1 6 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 9 4 3 1 7 1 17 0 0 2 2 6 6 7 9 1 1 7 7 2 Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: yi-
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      },
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  "lang_code": "nv",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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      ]
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            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 12 6 3 1 6 1 14 1 1 2 2 6 5 7 8 1 1 6 6 2",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 9 4 3 1 7 1 17 0 0 2 2 6 6 7 9 1 1 7 7 2",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "ii- + -cha + y- → yiicha (“we are crying”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "A peg element added to 1st person plural ∅-imperfective verbs to fit syllable shape restraints"
      ],
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        "A marker for the third person object"
      ],
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        ],
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          "object",
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        ]
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    },
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        {
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Navajo dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (c15a5ce and 5c11237). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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