ayą́

See also: aya, Aya, ayá, áya, āya, aþa, and Ay'a

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -yą́ (durative imperfective stem of root -YĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to eat”).

Pronunciation
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Verb

ayą́

  1. (intransitive) to eat
    Shí dóó Jáan baʼáłchíní éí Mary bighandi daʼiidą́
    John’s children and I are eating at Mary’s house.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi)

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ashą́ iidą́ daʼiidą́
2nd person íyą́ ohsą́ daʼohsą́
3rd person ayą́ daʼayą́
4th person ajiyą́ daʼjiyą́
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííyą́ą́ʼ iidą́ą́ʼ daʼiidą́ą́ʼ
2nd person ííníyą́ą́ʼ ooyą́ą́ʼ daʼooyą́ą́ʼ
3rd person ííyą́ą́ʼ daʼííyą́ą́ʼ
4th person ajííyą́ą́ʼ daʼjííyą́ą́ʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshį́į́ł adiidį́į́ł daʼdiidį́į́ł
2nd person adííyį́į́ł adoohsį́į́ł daʼdoohsį́į́ł
3rd person adooyį́į́ł daʼdooyį́į́ł
4th person azhdooyį́į́ł dazhʼdooyį́į́ł

Verbal stems
  • IMPERFECTIVE: -yą́
  • PERFECTIVE: -yą́ą́ʼ
  • FUTURE: -yį́į́ł
  • ITERATIVE: -yį́į́h
  • OPTATIVE: -yą́ą́ʼ

Derived terms

See also
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