yinizh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -nizh (repetitive stem of root -NIZH, “to break a slender flexible object”).
Verb
yinizh
- he/she is picking it, plucking it (flowers, hairs)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishnizh | yiiʼnizh | deiiʼnizh |
| 2nd person | ninizh | wohnizh | daahnizh |
| 3rd person | yinizh | deinizh | |
| 4th person | jinizh | dajinizh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yínizh | yiiʼnizh | deiiʼnizh |
| 2nd person | yínínizh | woonizh | daoonizh |
| 3rd person | yiyíínizh | dayíínizh | |
| 4th person | jíínizh | dajíínizh | |