yiyiiłchííh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -chííh (transitional imperfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).
Verb
yiyiiłchííh
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishchííh | yiilchííh | deiilchííh |
| 2nd person | yiiłchííh | woołchííh | daoołchííh |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłchííh | dayiiłchííh | |
| 4th person | jiiłchííh | dajiiłchííh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiiłchiiʼ | yiilchiiʼ | deiilchiiʼ |
| 2nd person | yiniłchiiʼ | woołchiiʼ | daoołchiiʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłchiiʼ | dayiiłchiiʼ | |
| 4th person | jiiłchiiʼ | dajiiłchiiʼ | |