yikʼaash
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -kʼaash (imperfective stem of root -KʼAAZH, “to grind”).
Verb
yikʼaash
- he/she is whetting it (knife, axe)
- he/she is grinding it finely (grains, minerals)
- he/she is singing in falsetto voice
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishkʼaash | yiikʼaash | deiikʼaash |
| 2nd person | nikʼaash | wohkʼaash | daahkʼaash |
| 3rd person | yikʼaash | deikʼaash | |
| 4th person | jikʼaash | dajikʼaash | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíkʼaazh | yiikʼaazh | deiikʼaazh |
| 2nd person | yíníkʼaazh | wookʼaazh | daookʼaazh |
| 3rd person | yiyííkʼaazh | dayííkʼaazh | |
| 4th person | jííkʼaazh | dajííkʼaazh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshkʼash | diikʼash | dadiikʼash |
| 2nd person | dííkʼash | doohkʼash | dadoohkʼash |
| 3rd person | yidookʼash | deidookʼash | |
| 4th person | jidookʼash | dazhdookʼash | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -kʼaash
- PERFECTIVE: -kʼaazh
- FUTURE: -kʼash
See also
- yikʼá (“to grind”)