yóbé

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Etymology

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y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -∅- (classifier)-bé (repetitive imperfective stem of root -BĮ́Į́ʼ, “to pick plural objects”).

Verb

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yóbé

  1. he/she is picking them (berries, fruit, or other plural objects)

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíníshbé yíníibé deíníibé
2nd person yíníbé yínóhbé deínóhbé
3rd person yóbé dayóbé
4th person jóbé dajóbé
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíbį́į́ʼ yíibį́į́ʼ dayíibį́į́ʼ
2nd person yíníbį́į́ʼ wóobį́į́ʼ dawóobį́į́ʼ
3rd person yiyííbį́į́ʼ dayííbį́į́ʼ
4th person jííbį́į́ʼ dajííbį́į́ʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person yídéeshbeeł yídíibeeł deídíibeeł
2nd person yídííbeeł yídóohbeeł deídóohbeeł
3rd person yídóobeeł deídóobeeł
4th person yízhdóobeeł deízhdóobeeł