yiyiiłgąsh
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -gąsh (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -GĄĄZH, “to bewitch”).
Verb
[edit]yiyiiłgąsh
- he/she is casting a spell on him/her/it, bewitching him/her/it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishgąsh | yiilgąsh | deiilgąsh |
| 2nd person | yiiłgąsh | woołgąsh | daoołgąsh |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłgąsh | dayiiłgąsh | |
| 4th person | jiiłgąsh | dajiiłgąsh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shéłgąsh | shiilgąsh | dashiilgąsh |
| 2nd person | shíníłgąsh | shoołgąsh | dashoołgąsh |
| 3rd person | yishgąsh | deishgąsh | |
| 4th person | jishgąsh | dajishgąsh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshgąsh | diilgąsh | dadiilgąsh |
| 2nd person | dííłgąsh | doołgąsh | dadoołgąsh |
| 3rd person | yidoołgąsh | deidoołgąsh | |
| 4th person | jidoołgąsh | dazhdoołgąsh | |