yiyiinih
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -nih (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).
Verb
yiyiinih
- he/she is squeezing it, compressing it, milking it (a cow)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishnih | yiiʼnih | deiiʼnih |
| 2nd person | yiinih | woohnih | daoohnih |
| 3rd person | yiyiinih | dayiinih | |
| 4th person | jiinih | dajiinih | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sénih | siiʼnih | dasiiʼnih |
| 2nd person | sínínih | soonih | dasoonih |
| 3rd person | yiznih | deiznih | |
| 4th person | jiznih | dajiznih | |