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Navajo
Etymology
yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kǫs (progressive stem of root -KĘ́Ę́Z, “a slender stiff object moves”)
Verb
yikǫs
- it is sailing through the air (as a flying arrow)
Usage notes
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only
| PROGRESSIVE
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singular
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plural
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dist. plural
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| 3rd person
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yikǫs
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deíkęęs
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