nahachaʼ

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Etymology

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na- (atelic, circuital) + -hi- (seriative) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-chaʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -CHAʼ, “to hop”).

Verb

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nahachaʼ

  1. he/she/it is hopping or hobbling around with the feet together

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nahashchaʼ nahiichaʼ ndahiichaʼ
2nd person nahíchaʼ nahohchaʼ ndahohchaʼ
3rd person nahachaʼ ndahachaʼ
4th person njiichaʼ ndajiichaʼ
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nahéchaʼ / naháchaʼ nahaachaʼ / naheechaʼ ndaheechaʼ
2nd person nahíníchaʼ nahisoochaʼ ndahisoochaʼ
3rd person nahaazhchaʼ ndahaazhchaʼ
4th person njiizhchaʼ ndajiizhchaʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person nahideeshchah nahidiichah ndahidiichah
2nd person nahidííchah nahidoohchah ndahidoohchah
3rd person nahidoochah ndahidoochah
4th person nahizhdoochah ndahizhdoochah