yikʼąąs
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼąąs (imperfective stem of root -KʼĄ́Ą́Z, “to straighten it”).
Verb
[edit]yikʼąąs
- he/she is straightening it, making it straight
- he/she is kneading it (a girl's body, only in reference to kinaaldá, a puberty ceremony)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiskʼąąs | yiikʼąąs | deiikʼąąs |
| 2nd person | nikʼąąs | wohkʼąąs | daahkʼąąs |
| 3rd person | yikʼąąs | deikʼąąs | |
| 4th person | jikʼąąs | dajikʼąąs | |
| PERFECTIVE¹ | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíkʼą́ą́z | yiikʼą́ą́z | deiikʼą́ą́z |
| 2nd person | yíníkʼą́ą́z | wookʼą́ą́z | daookʼą́ą́z |
| 3rd person | yiyííkʼą́ą́z | dayííkʼą́ą́z | |
| 4th person | jííkʼą́ą́z | dajííkʼą́ą́z | |
| PERFECTIVE² | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sékʼą́ą́z | siikʼą́ą́z | dasiikʼą́ą́z |
| 2nd person | síníkʼą́ą́z | sookʼą́ą́z | dasookʼą́ą́z |
| 3rd person | yizkʼą́ą́z | deizkʼą́ą́z | |
| 4th person | jizkʼą́ą́z | dajizkʼą́ą́z | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshkʼąs | diikʼąs | dadiikʼąs |
| 2nd person | dííkʼąs | doohkʼąs | dadoohkʼąs |
| 3rd person | yidookʼąs | deidookʼąs | |
| 4th person | jidookʼąs | dazhdookʼąs | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -kʼąąs
- PERFECTIVE: -kʼą́ą́z
- FUTURE: -kʼąs
- ITERATIVE: -kʼąs
- OPTATIVE: -kʼąąs