yiyiigish

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

yiyiigish

1. he/she cuts it, makes an incision in it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishgish	yiigish	deiigish
2nd person	yiigish	woohgish	daoohgish
3rd person	yiyiigish		dayiigish
4th person	jiigish		dajiigish

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shégish	shiigish	dashiigish
2nd person	shínígish	shoogish	dashoogish
3rd person	yizhgish		deizhgish
4th person	jizhgish		dajizhgish

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshgish	diigish	dadiigish
2nd person	díígish	doohgish	dadoohgish
3rd person	yidoogish		deidoogish
4th person	jidoogish		dazhdoogish