yayiizííd
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ya- (“up or down, vertically”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zííd (imperfective stem of root -ZIID, “to pour”).
Verb
[edit]yayiizííd
- he/she is pouring it
- Gohwééh shá yaazííd yaʼ? ― Would you pour me some coffee?
- Lą́ʼąąʼ, łaʼ ná yaasííd. ― Okay, I'll pour you some.
- Náníbaaʼ tó yayiizííd. ― Nanibaa is pouring some water.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yaasííd | yeiidzííd | yadeiidzííd |
| 2nd person | yaazííd | yaoohsííd | yadaoohsííd |
| 3rd person | yayiizííd | yadayiizííd | |
| 4th person | yajiizííd | yadajiizííd | |
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ya- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (transitional)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZIID (pour)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs in the transitional (yii/yii) aspect