yiyiiłgąsh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -gąsh (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -GĄĄZH, “to bewitch”).

Verb

yiyiiłgąsh

1. he/she is casting a spell on him/her/it, bewitching him/her/it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiishgąsh	yiilgąsh	deiilgąsh
2nd person	yiiłgąsh	woołgąsh	daoołgąsh
3rd person	yiyiiłgąsh		dayiiłgąsh
4th person	jiiłgąsh		dajiiłgąsh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shéłgąsh	shiilgąsh	dashiilgąsh
2nd person	shíníłgąsh	shoołgąsh	dashoołgąsh
3rd person	yishgąsh		deishgąsh
4th person	jishgąsh		dajishgąsh

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshgąsh	diilgąsh	dadiilgąsh
2nd person	dííłgąsh	doołgąsh	dadoołgąsh
3rd person	yidoołgąsh		deidoołgąsh
4th person	jidoołgąsh		dazhdoołgąsh