yiską́

Navajo

Etymology 1

yi- (“night passes”) + -si- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ką́ (momentaneous perfective stem of the root -KĄ́, “night passes”).

Verb

yiską́

1. night has passed, it has become a new day

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (si), third person only.

Derived terms

• yiską́ągo

See also

• yiłkaah

References

• Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical Lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 298

Etymology 2

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ką́ (neuter perfective stem of the root -KĄ́, “handle an object in an open container”).

Verb

yiską́

1. to have it, keep it in position, keep it on hand (in an open container)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si).

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	séłką́	siilką́	dasiilką́
2nd person	síníłką́	soołką́	dasoołką́
3rd person	yiską́		deiską́
4th person	jiską́		dajiską́

References

• Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 685.