yichʼish

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-chʼish (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIIZH, “to abrade”).

Verb[edit]

yichʼish

  1. (with tsiih) he/she is cutting it (a body part) with a saw or rasp
    Tsiih yíchʼiizh.I cut myself with a saw.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishchʼish yiichʼish deiichʼish
2nd person nichʼish wohchʼish daahchʼish
3rd person yichʼish deichʼish
4th person jichʼish dajichʼish
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíchʼiizh yiichʼiizh deiichʼiizh
2nd person yíníchʼiizh woochʼiizh daoochʼiizh
3rd person yiyííchʼiizh dayííchʼiizh
4th person jííchʼiizh dajííchʼiizh
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshchʼish diichʼish dadiichʼish
2nd person dííchʼish doohchʼish dadoohchʼish
3rd person yidoochʼish deidoochʼish
4th person jidoochʼish dazhdoochʼish

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