yíyéés

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Etymology

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y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to move with a turning motion”).

Verb

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yíyéés

  1. it arrives, comes sliding (as a boulder)

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE yíyéés
PERFECTIVE níyiz
FUTURE dooyis
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