chʼííłchʼąął

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

chʼí- (out horizontally) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-chʼąął (imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄ́Ą́L, “to move suspended”).

Verb[edit]

chʼííłchʼąął

  1. he/she is taking him/her/it out horizontally on a handle, string, or cord

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníshchʼąął chʼíniilchʼąął chʼídaniilchʼąął
2nd person chʼíníłchʼąął chʼínółchʼąął chʼídanołchʼąął
3rd person chʼííłchʼąął chʼídeíłchʼąął
4th person chʼíjíłchʼąął chʼídajíłchʼąął
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníłchʼą́ą́l chʼíniilchʼą́ą́l chʼídaniilchʼą́ą́l
2nd person chʼííníłchʼą́ą́l chʼínoołchʼą́ą́l chʼídanoołchʼą́ą́l
3rd person chʼíiníłchʼą́ą́l chʼídeishchʼą́ą́l
4th person chʼízhníłchʼą́ą́l chʼídajishchʼą́ą́l
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼídeeshchʼął chʼídiilchʼął chʼídadiilchʼął
2nd person chʼídííłchʼął chʼídoołchʼął chʼídadoołchʼął
3rd person chʼíidoołchʼął chʼídeidoołchʼął
4th person chʼízhdoołchʼął chʼídazhdoołchʼął

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