yikʼíididis

Etymology

b- (thematic) + -kʼí- (“onto”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -dis (imperfective stem of root -DIZ, “to twist”).

Verb

yikʼíididis

  1. he/she is wrapping it (direct object) around it (indirect object) in a spiral fashion
  2. he/she is bandaging it (indirect object) with it (direct object)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Reversative (∅/si).

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person bikʼídísdis bikʼídiidis bikʼídadiidis
2nd person bikʼídídis bikʼídóhdis bikʼídadohdis
3rd person yikʼíididis yikʼídeididis
4th person bikʼízhdídis bikʼídazhdidis
perfective singular duoplural plural
1st person bikʼídédiz bikʼídeediz bikʼídadeediz
2nd person bikʼídínídiz bikʼídisoodiz bikʼídadisoodiz
3rd person yikʼíideezdiz yikʼídeideezdiz
4th person bikʼízhdeezdiz bikʼídazhdeezdiz
future singular duoplural plural
1st person bikʼídideesdis bikʼídidiidis bikʼídadidiidis
2nd person bikʼídidíídis bikʼídidoohdis bikʼídadidoohdis
3rd person yikʼíididoodis yikʼídeididoodis
4th person bikʼízhdidoodis bikʼídazhdidoodis

Note: Young and Morgan (1987, 1992) categorize this verb as a reversative aspect, but it lacks the marker prefix ná- that characterizes this aspect.

Verbal stems

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -dis
  • PERFECTIVE: -diz
  • FUTURE: -dis
  • ITERATIVE: -dis
  • OPTATIVE: -dis
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