neiłchʼąął

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chʼąął (continuative imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄ́Ą́L, “to move suspended”).

Verb

neiłchʼąął (intransitive)

1. he/she is carrying it around on a handle or cord.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashchʼąął	neiilchʼąął	ndeiilchʼąął
2nd person	naniłchʼąął	naałchʼąął	ndaałchʼąął
3rd person	neiłchʼąął		ndeiłchʼąął
4th person	njiłchʼąął		ndajiłchʼąął

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishéłchʼą́ą́l	nishiilchʼą́ą́l	ndashiilchʼą́ą́l
2nd person	nishíníłchʼą́ą́l	nishoołchʼą́ą́l	ndashoołchʼą́ą́l
3rd person	neishchʼą́ą́l		ndeishchʼą́ą́l
4th person	njishchʼą́ą́l		ndajishchʼą́ą́l

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshchʼął	ndiilchʼął	ndadiilchʼął
2nd person	ndííłchʼął	ndoołchʼął	ndadoołchʼął
3rd person	neidoołchʼął		ndeidoołchʼął
4th person	nizhdoołchʼął		ndazhdoołchʼął

Related terms

• dilchʼąął
• haiłchʼąął
• iiłchʼąął
• naalchʼąął
• neiłchʼąął
• yidiłchʼąął
• yilchʼąął
• yíłchʼąął
• yilchʼął
• yoołchʼął