iizą́
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -hi- (seriative) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -zą́ (durative imperfective stem of root -ZĄ́Ą́ʼ, “beat oneʼs wife”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iisą́ | ayiidzą́ | daʼayiidzą́ |
| 2nd person | iyízą́ | ayohsą́ | daʼayohsą́ |
| 3rd person | iizą́ | daʼiizą́ | |
| 4th person | ajiizą́ | daʼjiizą́ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ayíízą́ą́ʼ | ayiidzą́ą́ʼ | daʼayiidzą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | ayíínízą́ą́ʼ | ayoozą́ą́ʼ | daʼayoozą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | ayíízą́ą́ʼ | daʼayíízą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | ajiyíízą́ą́ʼ | daʼjiyíízą́ą́ʼ | |
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