iiyéés

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to move with a turning motion”).

Verb

iiyéés

it is sliding away out of sight (as a boulder)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	iiyéés
PERFECTIVE	ííyiz
FUTURE	adooyis

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