yiyiiʼis

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼis (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -ʼIZ, “to step”).

Verb

yiyiiʼis

1. he/she gives it a push, a kick (as to a pedal)

Conjugation

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

Related terms

• chʼélʼéés
• diʼis
• dilʼéés
• iilʼéés
• naalʼiz
• siʼeez
• yiʼéés
• yiʼiz
• yilʼis