yiikʼai

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Etymology

yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼaih (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -KʼAIʼ, “to spread legs”).

Verb

yiikʼai (intransitive)

  1. he/she is spreading his/her legs apart

Conjugation

Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yiishkʼaih yiikʼaih deiikʼaih
2nd person yiikʼaih woohkʼaih daoohkʼaih
3rd person yiikʼaih dayiikʼaih
4th person jiikʼaih dajiikʼaih
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person sékʼaih siikʼaih dasiikʼaih
2nd person síníkʼaih sookʼaih dasookʼaih
3rd person yizkʼaih deizkʼaih
4th person jizkʼaih dajizkʼaih
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshkʼaih diikʼaih dadiikʼaih
2nd person dííkʼaih doohkʼaih dadoohkʼaih
3rd person dookʼaih dadookʼaih
4th person jidookʼaih dazhdookʼaih

Verbal stems

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -kʼaih
  • PERFECTIVE: -kʼaih
  • FUTURE: -kʼaih
  • ITERATIVE: -kʼaih
  • OPTATIVE: -kʼaih
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