yiłtsééh

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Etymology

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y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-tsééh (imperfective stem of root -TSAʼ, “to grasp with teeth”)

Verb

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yiłtsééh

  1. it carries it clamped in teeth or beak to somewhere
    Yiih yiłtsééh.It puts it into it (with its teeth).
    Taah yiłtsééh.It puts it into water.

Usage notes

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This verb is semantically limited to expression in third person.

This verb calls for an adverb or postpositional phrase describing the destination of the action.

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE yiłtsééh
PERFECTIVE yíłtsaʼ
FUTURE yidoołtsah

Stem set

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  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tsééh
  • PERFECTIVE: -tsaʼ
  • FUTURE: -tsah
  • ITERATIVE: -tsah
  • OPTATIVE: -tsééh
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