yiyiigis

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

yiyiigis

1. he/she is washing it (something permeable)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiisgis	yiigis	deiigis
2nd person	yiigis	woohgis	daoohgis
3rd person	yiyiigis		dayiigis
4th person	jiigis		dajiigis

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ségis	siigis	dasiigis
2nd person	sínígis	soogis	dasoogis
3rd person	yizgis		deizgis
4th person	jizgis		dajizgis

Related terms

• táʼádígis
• tánéígis