yiyiiʼis
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ʼis (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -ʼIZ, “to step”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yiisʼis | yiitʼis | deiitʼis |
2nd person | yiiʼis | woohʼis | daoohʼis |
3rd person | yiyiiʼis | dayiiʼis | |
4th person | jiiʼis | dajiiʼis |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | séʼis | siitʼis | dasiitʼis |
2nd person | síníʼis | sooʼis | dasooʼis |
3rd person | yizʼis | deizʼis | |
4th person | jizʼis | dajizʼis |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deesʼis | diilʼis | dadiilʼis |
2nd person | díílʼis | doołʼis | dadoołʼis |
3rd person | yidoolʼis | deidoolʼis | |
4th person | jidoolʼis | dazhdoolʼis |
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