y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nih (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).
yiyiinih
Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yiishnih | yiiʼnih | deiiʼnih |
2nd person | yiinih | woohnih | daoohnih |
3rd person | yiyiinih | dayiinih | |
4th person | jiinih | dajiinih |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | sénih | siiʼnih | dasiiʼnih |
2nd person | sínínih | soonih | dasoonih |
3rd person | yiznih | deiznih | |
4th person | jiznih | dajiznih |