yiyiishį́į́h
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -zhį́į́h (transitional imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).
Verb
[edit]yiyiishį́į́h (transitive)
- he/she is turning it black, he/she is blackening it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishį́į́h | yiilzhį́į́h | deiilzhį́į́h |
| 2nd person | yiishį́į́h | woohshį́į́h | daoohshį́į́h |
| 3rd person | yiyiishį́į́h | dayiishį́į́h | |
| 4th person | jiishį́į́h | dajiishį́į́h | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishį́į́ʼ | yiilzhį́į́ʼ | deiilzhį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | yinishį́į́ʼ | wooshį́į́ʼ | daooshį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyiishį́į́ʼ | dayiishį́į́ʼ | |
| 4th person | jiishį́į́ʼ | dajiishį́į́ʼ | |