kʼíízǫ́ǫ́s
Navajo
Etymology
kʼí- (“straight”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zǫ́ǫ́s (imperfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).
Verb
kʼíízǫ́ǫ́s
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | kʼínísǫ́ǫ́s | kʼíniidǫ́ǫ́s | kʼídaniidǫ́ǫ́s |
| 2nd person | kʼínízǫ́ǫ́s | kʼínóhsǫ́ǫ́s | kʼídanohsǫ́ǫ́s |
| 3rd person | kʼíízǫ́ǫ́s | kʼídeízǫ́ǫ́s | |
| 4th person | kʼíjízǫ́ǫ́s | kʼídajízǫ́ǫ́s | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | kʼínízǫ́ǫ́s | kʼíniidǫ́ǫ́s | kʼídaniidǫ́ǫ́s |
| 2nd person | kʼíínízǫ́ǫ́s | kʼínoozǫ́ǫ́s | kʼídanoozǫ́ǫ́s |
| 3rd person | kʼíinízǫ́ǫ́s | kʼídeinízǫ́ǫ́s | |
| 4th person | kʼízhnízǫ́ǫ́s | kʼídazhnízǫ́ǫ́s | |
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 762