chʼííłtsóós
Appearance
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsóós (imperfective stem of root -TSOOZ, “to handle a flat flexible object”).
Verb
[edit]chʼííłtsóós
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼínístsóós | chʼíniiltsóós | chʼídaniiltsóós |
| 2nd person | chʼíníłtsóós | chʼínółtsóós | chʼídanołtsóós |
| 3rd person | chʼííłtsóós | chʼídeíłtsóós | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíłtsóós | chʼídajíłtsóós | |
References
[edit]- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 657.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 619