yizhizh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-zhizh (durative imperfective stem of root -ZHIZH, “to breathe in”).

Verb[edit]

yizhizh

  1. (with bizhí, azhí) he/she is breathing in its spirit, soul, being

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishizh yiijizh deiijizh
2nd person nizhizh wohshizh daahshizh
3rd person yizhizh deizhizh
4th person jizhizh dajizhizh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yízhizh yiijizh deiijizh
2nd person yínízhizh woozhizh daoozhizh
3rd person yiyíízhizh dayíízhizh
4th person jíízhizh dajíízhizh