yiyiiʼis
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼis (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -ʼIZ, “to step”).
Verb
[edit]yiyiiʼis
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiisʼis | yiitʼis | deiitʼis |
| 2nd person | yiiʼis | woohʼis | daoohʼis |
| 3rd person | yiyiiʼis | dayiiʼis | |
| 4th person | jiiʼis | dajiiʼis | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | séʼis | siitʼis | dasiitʼis |
| 2nd person | síníʼis | sooʼis | dasooʼis |
| 3rd person | yizʼis | deizʼis | |
| 4th person | jizʼis | dajizʼis | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deesʼis | diilʼis | dadiilʼis |
| 2nd person | díílʼis | doołʼis | dadoołʼis |
| 3rd person | yidoolʼis | deidoolʼis | |
| 4th person | jidoolʼis | dazhdoolʼis | |