yikǫs

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kǫs (progressive stem of root -KĘ́Ę́Z, “a slender stiff object moves”)

Verb

yikǫs

1. it is sailing through the air (as a flying arrow)

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only

PROGRESSIVE	singular	plural	dist. plural
3rd person	yikǫs		deíkęęs

Related terms

• náhookǫs