yikʼęęh

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Navajo[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-kʼęęh (imperfective stem of root -KʼĘĘʼ, “to cut”).

Verb[edit]

yikʼęęh

  1. (with tsiih) he/she is cutting himself/herself it (a body part) with something sharp
    Shiyaatsʼin tsiih yíkʼęęʼ.I nicked my chin (while shaving for example).

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishkʼęęh yiikʼęęh deiikʼęęh
2nd person nikʼęęh wohkʼęęh daahkʼęęh
3rd person yikʼęęh deikʼęęh
4th person jikʼęęh dajikʼęęh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíkʼęęʼ yiikʼęęʼ deiikʼęęʼ
2nd person yíníkʼęęʼ wookʼęęʼ daookʼęęʼ
3rd person yiyííkʼęęʼ dayííkʼęęʼ
4th person jííkʼęęʼ dajííkʼęęʼ

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