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Etymology

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

Verb

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yiyiigis

  1. he/she is washing it (something permeable)

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yiisgis yiigis deiigis
2nd person yiigis woohgis daoohgis
3rd person yiyiigis dayiigis
4th person jiigis dajiigis
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ségis siigis dasiigis
2nd person sínígis soogis dasoogis
3rd person yizgis deizgis
4th person jizgis dajizgis
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