yadidiilnííh

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Etymology

ya- (“up or down, vertically”) + -di- (“arms, legs”) + -di- (inceptive) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -nííh (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).

Verb

yadidiilnííh

1. he/she is raising his/her hand, is lifting his/her arm up

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yadidiishnííh	yadidiilnííh	yadadidiilnííh
2nd person	yadidiilnííh	yadidoołnííh	yadadidoołnííh
3rd person	yadidiilnííh		yadadidiilnííh
4th person	yazhdidiilnííh		yadazhdidiilnííh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yadidiishniiʼ	yadidiilniiʼ	yadadidiilniiʼ
2nd person	yadidinilniiʼ	yadidoołniiʼ	yadadidoołniiʼ
3rd person	yadidiilniiʼ		yadadidiilniiʼ
4th person	yazhdidiilniiʼ		yadazhdidiilniiʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yadidideeshnih	yadididiilnih	yadadididiilnih
2nd person	yadididíílnih	yadididoołnih	yadadididoołnih
3rd person	yadididoolnih		yadadididoolnih
4th person	yadizhdidoolnih		yadadizhdidoolnih

Related terms

• nayiiłniih
• néininih