yikʼaash

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) he/she is whetting it (knife, axe)
 * 2) he/she is grinding it finely (grains, minerals)
 * 3) he/she is singing in falsetto voice

Conjugation
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Verbal stems

 * IMPERFECTIVE: -kʼaash
 * PERFECTIVE: -kʼaazh
 * FUTURE: -kʼash