yiniih

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -niih (durative imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to know about”).

Verb

yiniih

1. he/she is hearing about it, learning about it by ear

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishniih	yiiʼniih	deiiʼniih
2nd person	niniih	wohniih	daahniih
3rd person	yiniih		deiniih
4th person	jiniih		dajiniih

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíniiʼ	yiiʼniiʼ	deiiʼniiʼ
2nd person	yíníniiʼ	wooniiʼ	daooniiʼ
3rd person	yiyííniiʼ		dayííniiʼ
4th person	jííniiʼ		dajííniiʼ

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -niih
• PERFECTIVE: -niiʼ