ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhish (imperfective stem of root -ZHIIZH, “to poke, move rhythmically”).
alzhish
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi)
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | ashzhish | iilzhish | daʼiilzhish |
2nd person | ílzhish | ołzhish | daʼołzhish |
3rd person | alzhish | daʼalzhish | |
4th person | ajilzhish | daʼjilzhish |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | eeshzhiizh | iilzhiizh | daʼiilzhiizh |
2nd person | íínílzhiizh | oołzhiizh | daʼoołzhiizh |
3rd person | oolzhiizh | daʼoolzhiizh | |
4th person | ajoolzhiizh | daʼjoolzhiizh |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | adeeshzhish | adiilzhish | daʼdiilzhish |
2nd person | adíílzhish | adoołzhish | daʼdoołzhish |
3rd person | adoolzhish | daʼdoolzhish | |
4th person | azhdoolzhish | dazhʼdoolzhish |