yiyiigish
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -gish (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -GIZH, “to cut”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishgish | yiigish | deiigish |
| 2nd person | yiigish | woohgish | daoohgish |
| 3rd person | yiyiigish | dayiigish | |
| 4th person | jiigish | dajiigish | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shégish | shiigish | dashiigish |
| 2nd person | shínígish | shoogish | dashoogish |
| 3rd person | yizhgish | deizhgish | |
| 4th person | jizhgish | dajizhgish | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshgish | diigish | dadiigish |
| 2nd person | díígish | doohgish | dadoohgish |
| 3rd person | yidoogish | deidoogish | |
| 4th person | jidoogish | dazhdoogish | |
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