yitsʼiʼ

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsʼiʼ (repetitive imperfective stem of root -TSʼIʼ, “to pinch”).

Verb

yitsʼiʼ

1. he/she is plucking it, pulling out parts of it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yistsʼiʼ	yiitsʼiʼ	deiitsʼiʼ
2nd person	nitsʼiʼ	wohtsʼiʼ	daahtsʼiʼ
3rd person	yitsʼiʼ		deitsʼiʼ
4th person	jitsʼiʼ		dajitsʼiʼ

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yítsʼiʼ	yiitsʼiʼ	deiitsʼiʼ
2nd person	yínítsʼiʼ	wootsʼiʼ	daootsʼiʼ
3rd person	yiyíítsʼiʼ		dayíítsʼiʼ
4th person	jíítsʼiʼ		dajíítsʼiʼ