chʼétłíísh
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshtłíísh | chʼíniitłíísh | chʼídaniitłíísh |
| 2nd person | chʼínítłíísh | chʼínóhtłíísh | chʼídanohtłíísh |
| 3rd person | chʼétłíísh | chʼídaatłíísh | |
| 4th person | chʼíjítłíísh | chʼídajítłíísh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼínítłizh | chʼíniitłizh | chʼídaniitłizh |
| 2nd person | chʼíínítłizh | chʼínootłizh | chʼídanootłizh |
| 3rd person | chʼínítłizh | chʼídaazhtłizh | |
| 4th person | chʼízhnítłizh | chʼídajizhtłizh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshtłish | chʼídiitłish | chʼídadiitłish |
| 2nd person | chʼídíítłish | chʼídoohtłish | chʼídadoohtłish |
| 3rd person | chʼídootłish | chʼídadootłish | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdootłish | chʼídazhdootłish | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tłish
- OPTATIVE: -tłíísh
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