yiijį́į́h

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -zhį́į́h (transitional imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).

Verb

yiijį́į́h (intransitive)

1. he/she is turning black
2. he/she (a dark-skinned person) is getting sunburnt

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishjį́į́h	yiijį́į́h	deiijį́į́h
2nd person	yiijį́į́h	woohjį́į́h	daoohjį́į́h
3rd person	yiijį́į́h		dayiijį́į́h
4th person	jiijį́į́h		dajiijį́į́h

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishjį́į́ʼ	yiijį́į́ʼ	deiijį́į́ʼ
2nd person	yinijį́į́ʼ	woohjį́į́ʼ	daoohjį́į́ʼ
3rd person	yiijį́į́ʼ		deijį́į́ʼ
4th person	jiijį́į́ʼ		dajiijį́į́ʼ

Verb

yiijį́į́h

1. second-person singular imperfective form of yiijį́į́h
2. first-person duoplural imperfective form of yiijį́į́h

Related terms

• deeshjin
• dinilzhin
• haajin
• haashjin
• kʼíjíjin
• łizhin
• naajįʼ
• naashjin
• náshjin
• yijį́į́ł
• yiyiiłjį́į́h
• yiyiishį́į́h