yiʼeesh

See also: yiʼéésh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼeesh (conclusive imperfective stem of root -ʼEEZH, “to lead”).

Verb

yiʼeesh

1. he/she is stringing them (as with beads)
2. he/she is passing a series of them up (cars, as if making a string)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishʼeesh	yiitʼeesh	deiitʼeesh
2nd person	niʼeesh	wohʼeesh	daahʼeesh
3rd person	yiʼeesh		deiʼeesh
4th person	jiʼeesh		dajiʼeesh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shéʼeezh	shiitʼeezh	dashiitʼeezh
2nd person	shíníʼeezh	shooʼeezh	dashooʼeezh
3rd person	yizhʼeezh		deizhʼeezh
4th person	jizhʼeezh		dajizhʼeezh

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshʼish	diitʼish	dadiitʼish
2nd person	dííʼish	doohʼish	dadoohʼish
3rd person	yidooʼish		deidooʼish
4th person	jidooʼish		dazhdooʼish