yíyéés

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (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
IMPERFECTIVE	yíyéés
PERFECTIVE	níyiz
FUTURE	dooyis

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