yiził
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ził (progressive stem of root -ZID, “a month passes”)
Verb
yiził
- a month is passing by, a lunation is in progress
Usage notes
This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This verb uses only the progressive mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only
Derived terms
- yiziłígíí (“month”)
Related terms
- nídizííd
- náhidizííd