yiyiishį́į́h

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -zhį́į́h (transitional imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).

Verb

yiyiishį́į́h (transitive)

1. he/she is turning it black, he/she is blackening it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishį́į́h	yiilzhį́į́h	deiilzhį́į́h
2nd person	yiishį́į́h	woohshį́į́h	daoohshį́į́h
3rd person	yiyiishį́į́h		dayiishį́į́h
4th person	jiishį́į́h		dajiishį́į́h

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishį́į́ʼ	yiilzhį́į́ʼ	deiilzhį́į́ʼ
2nd person	yinishį́į́ʼ	wooshį́į́ʼ	daooshį́į́ʼ
3rd person	yiyiishį́į́ʼ		dayiishį́į́ʼ
4th person	jiishį́į́ʼ		dajiishį́į́ʼ

Related terms

• deeshjin
• dinilzhin
• haajin
• haashjin
• kʼíjíjin
• łizhin
• naajįʼ
• naashjin
• náshjin
• yiijį́į́h
• yijį́į́ł
• yiyiiłjį́į́h