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Etymology

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y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-ʼis (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -ʼIZ, “to step”).

Verb

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yiyiiʼis

  1. he/she gives it a push, a kick (as to a pedal)

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yiisʼis yiitʼis deiitʼis
2nd person yiiʼis woohʼis daoohʼis
3rd person yiyiiʼis dayiiʼis
4th person jiiʼis dajiiʼis
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person séʼis siitʼis dasiitʼis
2nd person síníʼis sooʼis dasooʼis
3rd person yizʼis deizʼis
4th person jizʼis dajizʼis
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deesʼis diilʼis dadiilʼis
2nd person díílʼis doołʼis dadoołʼis
3rd person yidoolʼis deidoolʼis
4th person jidoolʼis dazhdoolʼis
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