halchííʼ

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -chííʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”)

Verb

halchííʼ

  1. there is a red area, the area is red
    Eʼeʼaahjí halchííʼ.
    The western sky is red at sunset.

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

This verb is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø), third person only

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