yiyiighas

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

yiyiighas

1. he/she is scratching him/her/it once, giving him/her/it a scratch

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiisxas	yiigas	deiigas
2nd person	yiighas	woohhas	daoohhas
3rd person	yiyiighas		dayiighas
4th person	jiighas		dajiighas

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	séghas	siigas	dasiigas
2nd person	síníghas	sooghas	dasooghas
3rd person	yizghas		deizghas
4th person	jizghas		dajizghas