yikʼíididis
Navajo
editEtymology
editb- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -kʼí- (“onto”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -dis (imperfective stem of root -DIZ, “to twist”).
Verb
edityikʼíididis
- he/she is wrapping it (direct object) around it (indirect object) in a spiral fashion
- he/she is bandaging it (indirect object) with it (direct object)
Conjugation
editParadigm: Reversative (∅/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | bikʼídísdis | bikʼídiidis | bikʼídadiidis |
2nd person | bikʼídídis | bikʼídóhdis | bikʼídadohdis |
3rd person | yikʼíididis | yikʼídeididis | |
4th person | bikʼízhdídis | bikʼídazhdidis |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | bikʼídédiz | bikʼídeediz | bikʼídadeediz |
2nd person | bikʼídínídiz | bikʼídisoodiz | bikʼídadisoodiz |
3rd person | yikʼíideezdiz | yikʼídeideezdiz | |
4th person | bikʼízhdeezdiz | bikʼídazhdeezdiz |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | bikʼídideesdis | bikʼídidiidis | bikʼídadidiidis |
2nd person | bikʼídidíídis | bikʼídidoohdis | bikʼídadidoohdis |
3rd person | yikʼíididoodis | yikʼídeididoodis | |
4th person | bikʼízhdidoodis | bikʼídazhdidoodis |
Note: Young and Morgan (1987, 1992) categorize this verb as a reversative aspect, but it lacks the marker prefix ná- that characterizes this aspect.
Verbal stems
edit- IMPERFECTIVE: -dis
- PERFECTIVE: -diz
- FUTURE: -dis
- ITERATIVE: -dis
- OPTATIVE: -dis
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with b- (indirect object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with kʼí- (postpositional)
- Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with di-
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -DIZ (twist)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs in the reversative (∅/si) aspect