yiʼaash

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ʼaash (imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go, to walk — 2 actors”).

Verb

yiʼaash

  1. he/she is going (with another person, as part of a pair)

Usage notes

The stem is used for going / walking in pairs. For individual movement, see yighááh. For movement in groups of three or more, see yikááh.

Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject involved in a movement as a pair:

  • Bił yíʼáázh. ― I went with him.

Distributive plural forms refer to several people going in pairs independent one from another.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishʼaash yiitʼaash deiitʼaash
2nd person niʼaash wohʼaash daahʼaash
3rd person yiʼaash daaʼaash
4th person jiʼaash dajiʼaash
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíʼáázh yiitʼáázh dashiitʼáázh
2nd person yíníʼáázh wooʼáázh dashooʼáázh
3rd person yíʼáázh daazhʼáázh
4th person jííʼáázh dajizhʼáázh
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshʼash diitʼash dadiitʼash
2nd person dííʼash doohʼash dadoohʼash
3rd person dooʼash dadooʼash
4th person jidooʼash dazhdooʼash

Verbal stems
  • IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼaash
  • PERFECTIVE: -ʼáázh
  • FUTURE: -ʼash
  • ITERATIVE: -tʼash
  • OPTATIVE: -ʼaash

See also
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