yiyiizoh

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

yiyiizoh

he/she is marking it, writing it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiisoh	yiidzoh	deiidzoh
2nd person	yiizoh	woohsoh	daoohsoh
3rd person	yiyiizoh		dayiizoh
4th person	jiizoh		dajiizoh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	sézoh	siidzoh	dasiidzoh
2nd person	sínízoh	soozoh	dasoozoh
3rd person	yizoh		deizoh
4th person	jizoh		dajizoh
Other forms
Unspecified person	Spatial person	Passive A	Passive B
—	—	yisdzoh	—