yiyizh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yizh (repetitive imperfective stem of root -YIZH, “to pick corn”).

Verb

yiyizh

1. he/she is picking it, harvesting it (corn)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishhizh	yiigizh	deiigizh
2nd person	niyizh	wohhizh	daahhizh
3rd person	yiyizh		deiyizh
4th person	jiyizh		dajiyizh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíyizh	yiigizh	deiigizh
2nd person	yíníyizh	wooyizh	daooyizh
3rd person	yiyííyizh		dayííyizh
4th person	jííyizh		dajííyizh

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -yizh
• PERFECTIVE: -yizh
• FUTURE: -yish
• ITERATIVE: -gish
• OPTATIVE: -yizh