chʼííłʼeeł

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

chʼí- (out horizontally) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).

Verb[edit]

chʼííłʼeeł

  1. he/she is sailing or rowing it out horizontally (as a boat from a harbor)

Conjugation[edit]

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníshʼeeł chʼíniilʼeeł chʼídaniilʼeeł
2nd person chʼíníłʼeeł chʼínółʼeeł chʼídanołʼeeł
3rd person chʼííłʼeeł chʼídeíłʼeeł
4th person chʼíjíłʼeeł chʼídajíłʼeeł
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníłéél chʼíniiléél chʼídaniiléél
2nd person chʼííníłéél chʼínoołéél chʼídanoołéél
3rd person chʼíiníłéél chʼídeiséél
4th person chʼízhníłéél chʼídajiséél
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼídeeshʼoł chʼídiilʼoł chʼídadiilʼoł
2nd person chʼídííłʼoł chʼídoołʼoł chʼídadoołʼoł
3rd person chʼíidoołʼoł chʼídeidoołʼoł
4th person chʼízhdoołʼoł chʼídazhdoołʼoł

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼeeł
  • PERFECTIVE: -ʼéél
  • FUTURE: -ʼoł
  • ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
  • OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł

Related terms[edit]