yigan

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -gan (conclusive imperfective stem of root -GAN, “to wither”).

Verb

yigan

1. he/she/it is drying up, withering
2. he/she/it is becoming very skinny

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishgan	yiigan	deiigan
2nd person	nigan	wohgan	daahgan
3rd person	yigan		daagan
4th person	jigan		dajigan

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ségan	siigan	dasiigan
2nd person	sínígan	soogan	dasoogan
3rd person	sigan		daazgan
4th person	jizgan		dajizgan

Related terms

• yiłgan (“he/she/it is drying it up”, transitive)