yíyéés
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to move with a turning motion”).
Verb
yíyéés
- it arrives, comes sliding (as a boulder)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only.
3rd person singular | |
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IMPERFECTIVE | yíyéés |
PERFECTIVE | níyiz |
FUTURE | dooyis |
Related terms
- chʼéyéés
- diyéés
- iiyéés
- naalyiz
- naayéés
- náyéés
- néíłhéés
- neiłhiz
- níyiz
- yiłhiz
- yiyéés
- yiyiiłhis
- yiyis