yigan
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -gan (conclusive imperfective stem of root -GAN, “to wither”).
Verb
yigan
- he/she/it is drying up, withering
- he/she/it is becoming very skinny
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishgan | yiigan | deiigan |
| 2nd person | nigan | wohgan | daahgan |
| 3rd person | yigan | daagan | |
| 4th person | jigan | dajigan | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ségan | siigan | dasiigan |
| 2nd person | sínígan | soogan | dasoogan |
| 3rd person | sigan | daazgan | |
| 4th person | jizgan | dajizgan | |
Related terms
- yiłgan (“he/she/it is drying it up”, transitive)