chʼííłʼeeł
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshʼeeł | chʼíniilʼeeł | chʼídaniilʼeeł |
| 2nd person | chʼíníłʼeeł | chʼínółʼeeł | chʼídanołʼeeł |
| 3rd person | chʼííłʼeeł | chʼídeíłʼeeł | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíłʼeeł | chʼídajíłʼeeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníłéél | chʼíniiléél | chʼídaniiléél |
| 2nd person | chʼííníłéél | chʼínoołéél | chʼídanoołéél |
| 3rd person | chʼíiníłéél | chʼídeiséél | |
| 4th person | chʼízhníłéél | chʼídajiséél | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshʼoł | chʼídiilʼoł | chʼídadiilʼoł |
| 2nd person | chʼídííłʼoł | chʼídoołʼoł | chʼídadoołʼoł |
| 3rd person | chʼíidoołʼoł | chʼídeidoołʼoł | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoołʼoł | chʼídazhdoołʼoł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼeeł
- PERFECTIVE: -ʼéél
- FUTURE: -ʼoł
- ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
- OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł
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