yighą́

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ghą́ (imperfective stem of root -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to kill 2+ objects”).

Verb

yighą́

1. he/she is killing them

Usage notes

This verb refers strictly to the killing of two or more objects. For single objects, use the verb yiyiiłhé instead.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishhą́	yiigą́	deiigą́
2nd person	nighą́	wohhą́	daahhą́
3rd person	yighą́		deighą́
4th person	jighą́		dajighą́

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíghą́ą́ʼ	yiigą́ą́ʼ	deiigą́ą́ʼ
2nd person	yíníghą́ą́ʼ	wooghą́ą́ʼ	daooghą́ą́ʼ
3rd person	yiyííghą́ą́ʼ		dayííghą́ą́ʼ
4th person	jííghą́ą́ʼ		dajííghą́ą́ʼ

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -ghą́
• PERFECTIVE: -ghą́ą́ʼ
• FUTURE: -ghą́ą́ł
• ITERATIVE: -ghą́ą́h
• OPTATIVE: -ghą́ą́ʼ