yiyiighas
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ghas (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -GHAZ, “to scratch”).
Verb
[edit]yiyiighas
- he/she is scratching him/her/it once, giving him/her/it a scratch
Conjugation
[edit]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 | |