yikʼąąs

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Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼąąs (imperfective stem of root -KʼĄ́Ą́Z, “to straighten it”).

Verb

yikʼąąs

  1. he/she is straightening it, making it straight
  2. he/she is kneading it (a girl's body, only in reference to kinaaldá, a puberty ceremony)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yiskʼąąs yiikʼąąs deiikʼąąs
2nd person nikʼąąs wohkʼąąs daahkʼąąs
3rd person yikʼąąs deikʼąąs
4th person jikʼąąs dajikʼąąs
PERFECTIVE¹ singular duoplural plural
1st person yíkʼą́ą́z yiikʼą́ą́z deiikʼą́ą́z
2nd person yíníkʼą́ą́z wookʼą́ą́z daookʼą́ą́z
3rd person yiyííkʼą́ą́z dayííkʼą́ą́z
4th person jííkʼą́ą́z dajííkʼą́ą́z
PERFECTIVE² singular duoplural plural
1st person sékʼą́ą́z siikʼą́ą́z dasiikʼą́ą́z
2nd person síníkʼą́ą́z sookʼą́ą́z dasookʼą́ą́z
3rd person yizkʼą́ą́z deizkʼą́ą́z
4th person jizkʼą́ą́z dajizkʼą́ą́z
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshkʼąs diikʼąs dadiikʼąs
2nd person dííkʼąs doohkʼąs dadoohkʼąs
3rd person yidookʼąs deidookʼąs
4th person jidookʼąs dazhdookʼąs

Verbal stems

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -kʼąąs
  • PERFECTIVE: -kʼą́ą́z
  • FUTURE: -kʼąs
  • ITERATIVE: -kʼąs
  • OPTATIVE: -kʼąąs
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