Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼąąs (imperfective stem of root -KʼĄ́Ą́Z, “to straighten it”).
Verb
yikʼąąs
- he/she is straightening it, making it straight
- he/she is kneading it (a girl's body, only in reference to kinaaldá, a puberty ceremony)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| perfective¹
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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yíkʼą́ą́z
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yiikʼą́ą́z
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deiikʼą́ą́z
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| 2nd person
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yíníkʼą́ą́z
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wookʼą́ą́z
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daookʼą́ą́z
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| 3rd person
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yiyííkʼą́ą́z
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dayííkʼą́ą́z
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| 4th person
|
jííkʼą́ą́z
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dajííkʼą́ą́z
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| perfective²
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singular
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duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
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sékʼą́ą́z
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siikʼą́ą́z
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dasiikʼą́ą́z
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| 2nd person
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síníkʼą́ą́z
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sookʼą́ą́z
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dasookʼą́ą́z
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| 3rd person
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yizkʼą́ą́z
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deizkʼą́ą́z
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| 4th person
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jizkʼą́ą́z
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dajizkʼą́ą́z
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| future
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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deeshkʼąs
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diikʼąs
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dadiikʼąs
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| 2nd person
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dííkʼąs
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doohkʼąs
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dadoohkʼąs
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| 3rd person
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yidookʼąs
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deidookʼąs
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| 4th person
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jidookʼąs
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dazhdookʼąs
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Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -kʼąąs
- PERFECTIVE: -kʼą́ą́z
- FUTURE: -kʼąs
- ITERATIVE: -kʼąs
- OPTATIVE: -kʼąąs