yizhizh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -zhizh (durative imperfective stem of root -ZHIZH, “to breathe in”).
Verb
yizhizh
- (with bizhí, azhí) he/she is breathing in its spirit, soul, being
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishizh | yiijizh | deiijizh |
| 2nd person | nizhizh | wohshizh | daahshizh |
| 3rd person | yizhizh | deizhizh | |
| 4th person | jizhizh | dajizhizh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yízhizh | yiijizh | deiijizh |
| 2nd person | yínízhizh | woozhizh | daoozhizh |
| 3rd person | yiyíízhizh | dayíízhizh | |
| 4th person | jíízhizh | dajíízhizh | |