yikʼį́į́h

Navajo

Alternative forms

• yikʼęęh

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼį́į́h (imperfective verb stem)

Verb

yikʼį́į́h

1. (with tsiih) he/she is cutting it (a body part) with something sharp, nicking it (a body part)

Conjugation

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishkʼį́į́h	yiikʼį́į́h	deiikʼį́į́h
2nd person	nikʼį́į́h	wohkʼį́į́h	daahkʼį́į́h
3rd person	yikʼį́į́h		deikʼį́į́h
4th person	jikʼį́į́h		dajikʼį́į́h

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíkʼį́į́ʼ	yiikʼį́į́ʼ	deiikʼį́į́ʼ
2nd person	yíníkʼį́į́ʼ	wookʼį́į́ʼ	daookʼį́į́ʼ
3rd person	yiyííkʼį́į́ʼ		dayííkʼį́į́ʼ
4th person	jííkʼį́į́ʼ		dajííkʼį́į́ʼ

Related terms

• haikʼę́ę́h