yikʼąąs

== Navajo == === Etymology === y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼąąs (imperfective stem of root -KʼĄ́Ą́Z, “to straighten it”). === Verb === yikʼąąs he/she is straightening it, making it straight he/she is kneading it (a girl's body, only in reference to kinaaldá, a puberty ceremony) ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi). ==== Verbal stems ==== IMPERFECTIVE: -kʼąąs PERFECTIVE: -kʼą́ą́z FUTURE: -kʼąs ITERATIVE: -kʼąs OPTATIVE: -kʼąąs