chʼéʼnééh

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Etymology

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chʼí- (out horizontally) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).

Verb

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chʼéʼnééh

  1. he/she/it is crawling out horizontally (as from an enclosure)

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníshʼnééh chʼíniiʼnééh chʼídaniiʼnééh
2nd person chʼíníʼnééh chʼínóhʼnééh chʼídanohʼnééh
3rd person chʼéʼnééh chʼídaaʼnééh
4th person chʼíjíʼnééh chʼídajíʼnééh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníshʼnaʼ chʼíniiʼnaʼ chʼídaniiʼnaʼ
2nd person chʼííníʼnaʼ chʼínoohʼnaʼ chʼídanoohʼnaʼ
3rd person chʼéʼnaʼ chʼídaasʼnaʼ
4th person chʼíjíʼnaʼ chʼídajisʼnaʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼídeeshʼnah chʼídiiʼnah chʼídadiiʼnah
2nd person chʼídííʼnah chʼídoohʼnah chʼídadoohʼnah
3rd person chʼídooʼnah chʼídadooʼnah
4th person chʼízhdooʼnah chʼídazhdooʼnah

Verbal stems

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  • ITERATIVE: -nah
  • OPTATIVE: -nééh
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