Navajo

Verb

diigis

1. he/she/it is stupid
2. he/she/it is clumsy
3. First-person duoplural imperfective form of diigis

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the yii-perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yii) .

Note: This verb has been variously described by Young (1987) as a Ø-classifier/yii-imperfective, and Young (1992) as a Ø-classifier/yii-perfective.

It is here rather described as a d-classifier/yii-perfective, which is the only combination that accounts for both the -iis ending in the 1sg (as per the d-classifier; the Ø- classifier would give -ii) and the -ini ending in the 2sg (as per the yii-perfective; the yii-imperfective would give -ii).