yiyiiłhash

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ghash (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -GHAZH, “to bite”).

Verb

yiyiiłhash

1. he/she is biting him/her/it once, giving him/her/it a bite

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishhash	yiilghash	deiilghash
2nd person	yiiłhash	woołhash	daoołhash
3rd person	yiyiiłhash		dayiiłhash
4th person	jiiłhash		dajiiłhash

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shéłhash	shiilghash	dashiilghash
2nd person	shíníłhash	shoołhash	dashoołhash
3rd person	yishhash		deishhash
4th person	jishhash		dajishhash

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshhash	diilghash	dadiilghash
2nd person	dííłhash	doołhash	dadoołhash
3rd person	yidoołhash		deidoołhash
4th person	jidoołhash		dazhdoołhash

Related terms

• adiłhash