Navajo edit

Etymology edit

chʼí- (out horizontally) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-jiid (imperfective stem of root -JID, “to carry on one's back”).

Verb edit

chʼííłjiid

  1. he/she is carrying or lugging it out horizontally on his/her back

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníshjiid chʼíniiljiid chʼídaniiljiid
2nd person chʼíníłjiid chʼínółjiid chʼídanołjiid
3rd person chʼííłjiid chʼídeíłjiid
4th person chʼíjíłjiid chʼídajíłjiid
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníłjid chʼíniiljid chʼídaniiljid
2nd person chʼííníłjid chʼínoołjid chʼídanoołjid
3rd person chʼíiníłjid chʼídeishjid
4th person chʼízhníłjid chʼídajishjid
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼídeeshjił chʼídiiljił chʼídadiiljił
2nd person chʼídííłjił chʼídoołjił chʼídadoołjił
3rd person chʼíidoołjił chʼídeidoołjił
4th person chʼízhdoołjił chʼídazhdoołjił

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -jiʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -jiid

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