yiyiiłchííh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -chííh (transitional imperfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).

Verb

yiyiiłchííh

1. he/she is turning it red, making it red, reddening it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishchííh	yiilchííh	deiilchííh
2nd person	yiiłchííh	woołchííh	daoołchííh
3rd person	yiyiiłchííh		dayiiłchííh
4th person	jiiłchííh		dajiiłchííh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiiłchiiʼ	yiilchiiʼ	deiilchiiʼ
2nd person	yiniłchiiʼ	woołchiiʼ	daoołchiiʼ
3rd person	yiyiiłchiiʼ		dayiiłchiiʼ
4th person	jiiłchiiʼ		dajiiłchiiʼ