yóbé
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Etymology edit
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -∅- (classifier) + -bé (repetitive imperfective stem of root -BĮ́Į́ʼ, “to pick plural objects”).
Verb edit
yóbé
- he/she is picking them (berries, fruit, or other plural objects)
Conjugation edit
Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíníshbé | yíníibé | deíníibé |
| 2nd person | yíníbé | yínóhbé | deínóhbé |
| 3rd person | yóbé | dayóbé | |
| 4th person | jóbé | dajóbé | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíbį́į́ʼ | yíibį́į́ʼ | dayíibį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníbį́į́ʼ | wóobį́į́ʼ | dawóobį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííbį́į́ʼ | dayííbį́į́ʼ | |
| 4th person | jííbį́į́ʼ | dajííbį́į́ʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yídéeshbeeł | yídíibeeł | deídíibeeł |
| 2nd person | yídííbeeł | yídóohbeeł | deídóohbeeł |
| 3rd person | yídóobeeł | deídóobeeł | |
| 4th person | yízhdóobeeł | deízhdóobeeł | |