diimáás
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Etymology edit
di- (inceptive) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
The stem -máás (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”) is cognate with -bą́ą́z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”), and they have the same origin, which possibly is Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
diimáás
Conjugation edit
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diismáás | diiʼmáás | dadiiʼmáás |
| 2nd person | diimáás | doohmáás | dadoohmáás |
| 3rd person | diimáás | dadiimáás | |
| 4th person | jidiimáás | dazhdiimáás | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diimááz | diiʼmááz | dadiiʼmááz |
| 2nd person | dinimááz | doomááz | dadoomááz |
| 3rd person | diimááz | dadiimááz | |
| 4th person | jidiimááz | dazhdiimááz | |
Verbal stems edit
- ITERATIVE: -mas
- OPTATIVE: -máás