yiyis

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yis (progressive imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to twist”).

Verb

yiyis

1. it is sliding along (as a boulder)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only

References

• Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 708

Spanish

Noun

yiyis f pl

1. plural of yiyi