áłchíní

Navajo

Pronunciation

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Noun

áłchíní

1. children

   baʼáłchíní

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   — his/her children

   naʼáłchíní

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   — your children

   nihaʼáłchíní

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   — our children

   Náníbaaʼ baʼáłchíní dóó Hashké Naabaah baʼáłchíní óltaʼgóó deeskai.

   Nanibaa’s children and Hashke Naabaah’s children are going to school.

2. family (wife and children)

   shaʼáłchíní

   (spoken by a male) my family; my wife and kids; (spoken by a female) my children

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Inflection

possessives of áłchíní

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shaʼáłchíní	nihaʼáłchíní	danihaʼáłchíní
2nd person	naʼáłchíní	nihaʼáłchíní	danihaʼáłchíní
3rd person	baʼáłchíní
4th person (3o)	yaʼáłchíní
4th person (3a)	hwaʼáłchíní

Derived terms

• áłchíní ółtaʼígíí (“schoolchild”)