yikʼaash
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Etymology[edit]
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼaash (imperfective stem of root -KʼAAZH, “to grind”).
Verb[edit]
yikʼaash
- he/she is whetting it (knife, axe)
- he/she is grinding it finely (grains, minerals)
- he/she is singing in falsetto voice
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishkʼaash | yiikʼaash | deiikʼaash |
2nd person | nikʼaash | wohkʼaash | daahkʼaash |
3rd person | yikʼaash | deikʼaash | |
4th person | jikʼaash | dajikʼaash |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíkʼaazh | yiikʼaazh | deiikʼaazh |
2nd person | yíníkʼaazh | wookʼaazh | daookʼaazh |
3rd person | yiyííkʼaazh | dayííkʼaazh | |
4th person | jííkʼaazh | dajííkʼaazh |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshkʼash | diikʼash | dadiikʼash |
2nd person | dííkʼash | doohkʼash | dadoohkʼash |
3rd person | yidookʼash | deidookʼash | |
4th person | jidookʼash | dazhdookʼash |
Verbal stems[edit]
- IMPERFECTIVE: -kʼaash
- PERFECTIVE: -kʼaazh
- FUTURE: -kʼash
See also[edit]
- yikʼá (“to grind”)