yibizh
Navajo
Etymology
Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -bizh (conclusive imperfective stem of root -BIZH, “to braid”).
Verb
yibizh
- he/she is braiding it, plaiting it
- Shimá sání, shitsiiʼ shá nibizh, tʼáá shǫǫdí. ― Grandmother, would you braid my hair, please?
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishbizh | yiibizh | deiibizh |
| 2nd person | nibizh | wohbizh | daahbizh |
| 3rd person | yibizh | deibizh | |
| 4th person | jibizh | dajibizh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shébizh | shiibizh | dashiibizh |
| 2nd person | shíníbizh | shoobizh | dashoobizh |
| 3rd person | yizhbizh | deizhbizh | |
| 4th person | jizhbizh | dajizhbizh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshbish | diibish | dadiibish |
| 2nd person | dííbish | doohbish | dadoohbish |
| 3rd person | yidoobish | deidoobish | |
| 4th person | jidoobish | dazhdoobish | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -bizh
- PERFECTIVE: -bizh
- FUTURE: -bish
- ITERATIVE: -bish
- OPTATIVE: -bizh