yíkááh

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See also: yíkah

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-kááh (imperfective stem of root -KAI, “to go — 3+ actors”).

Verb

yíkááh

  1. he/she comes, arrives (as part of a group), they (3+) come, arrive

Usage notes

This stem is used for going in group. For individual movement, see yíghááh. For movement in pairs, see yíʼaash.

Singular forms of this verb, such as nishkááh, refer to one subject involved in a movement as a group of three or more.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nishkááh niikááh daniikááh
2nd person níkááh nohkááh danohkááh
3rd person yíkááh deíkááh
4th person jíkááh dajíkááh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nishkai niikai daniikai
2nd person yíníkai noohkai danoohkai
3rd person yíkai daaskai
4th person jíkai dajiskai
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshkah diikah dadiikah
2nd person dííkah doohkah dadoohkah
3rd person dookah dadookah
4th person jidookah dazhdookah

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