yiichííh

Navajo

Etymology 1

yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chííh (transitional imperfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).

Verb

yiichííh

1. he/she is turning red
2. he/she (a light-skinned person) is getting sunburnt

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishchííh	yiichííh	deiichííh
2nd person	yiichííh	woohchííh	daoohchííh
3rd person	yiichííh		dayiichííh
4th person	jiichííh		dajiichííh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiichiiʼ	yiichiiʼ	deiichiiʼ
2nd person	yinichiiʼ	woochiiʼ	daoochiiʼ
3rd person	yiichiiʼ		deichiiʼ
4th person	jiichiiʼ		dajiichiiʼ

Verb

yiichííh

1. second-person singular imperfective of yiichííh
2. first-person duoplural imperfective of yiichííh

Etymology 2

Verb

yiichííh

1. first-person duoplural imperfective of yichííh