chʼídeedlóóh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -di- (thematic) + -ee- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -dlóóh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -DLOʼ, “to laugh”)
Verb
[edit]chʼídeedlóóh
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídinishdlóóh | chʼídiniidlóóh | chʼídadiniidlóóh |
| 2nd person | chʼídinídlóóh | chʼídinohdlóóh | chʼídadinohdlóóh |
| 3rd person | chʼídeedlóóh | chʼídadeedlóóh | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdeedlóóh | chʼídazhdeedlóóh | |
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 283.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 156