yizǫ́ǫ́s

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See also: yízǫ́ǫ́s
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Etymology

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y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-zǫ́ǫ́s (imperfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).

Verb

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yizǫ́ǫ́s (transitive)

  1. he/she is pulling it, dragging it
    taah yizǫ́ǫ́sto drag it into water
  2. he/she is tearing it, ripping it
    tsiih yizǫ́ǫ́sto peel it (a banana), skin it (a rabbit), husk it (corn)

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisǫ́ǫ́s yiidǫ́ǫ́s deiidǫ́ǫ́s
2nd person nizǫ́ǫ́s wohsǫ́ǫ́s daahsǫ́ǫ́s
3rd person yizǫ́ǫ́s deizǫ́ǫ́s
4th person jizǫ́ǫ́s dajizǫ́ǫ́s
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yízǫ́ǫ́z yiidǫ́ǫ́z deiidǫ́ǫ́z
2nd person yínízǫ́ǫ́z woozǫ́ǫ́z daoozǫ́ǫ́z
3rd person yiyíízǫ́ǫ́z dayíízǫ́ǫ́z
4th person jíízǫ́ǫ́z dajíízǫ́ǫ́z

Verbal stems

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  • IMPERFECTIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́s
  • PERFECTIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́z
  • FUTURE: -zǫ́ǫ́s
  • ITERATIVE: -dǫ́ǫ́s
  • OPTATIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́s