yiyizh
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yizh (repetitive imperfective stem of root -YIZH, “to pick corn”).
Verb
[edit]yiyizh
- he/she is picking it, harvesting it (corn)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishhizh | yiigizh | deiigizh |
| 2nd person | niyizh | wohhizh | daahhizh |
| 3rd person | yiyizh | deiyizh | |
| 4th person | jiyizh | dajiyizh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíyizh | yiigizh | deiigizh |
| 2nd person | yíníyizh | wooyizh | daooyizh |
| 3rd person | yiyííyizh | dayííyizh | |
| 4th person | jííyizh | dajííyizh | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -yizh
- PERFECTIVE: -yizh
- FUTURE: -yish
- ITERATIVE: -gish
- OPTATIVE: -yizh