yiyiiłchįh
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Etymology edit
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chįh (semelfactive stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to smell”)
Verb edit
yiyiiłchįh
- he/she/it takes a sniff of it
Conjugation edit
Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishchįh | yiilchįh | deiilchįh |
| 2nd person | yiiłchįh | woołchįh | daoołchįh |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłchįh | dayiiłchįh | |
| 4th person | jiiłchįh | dajiiłchįh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shéłchįh | shiilchįh | dashiilchįh |
| 2nd person | shíníłchįh | shoołchįh | dashoołchįh |
| 3rd person | yishchįh | deishchįh | |
| 4th person | jishchįh | dajishchįh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshchįh | diilchįh | dadiilchįh |
| 2nd person | dííłchįh | doołchįh | dadoołchįh |
| 3rd person | yidoołchįh | deidoołchįh | |
| 4th person | jidoołchįh | dazhdoołchįh | |
Stem set edit
- IMPERFECTIVE: -chįh
- PERFECTIVE: -chįh
- FUTURE: -chįh
- ITERATIVE: -chįh
- OPTATIVE: -chįh