Navajo edit

Etymology edit

di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, detransitive/anticausative)-chʼąął (imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄ́Ą́L, “to move suspended”).

Verb edit

dilchʼąął

  1. he/she/it starts to move while hanging or dangling to a cord or handle

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person dishchʼąął diilchʼąął dadiilchʼąął
2nd person dílchʼąął dołchʼąął dadołchʼąął
3rd person dilchʼąął dadilchʼąął
4th person jidilchʼąął dazhdilchʼąął
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person déshchʼą́ą́l deelchʼą́ą́l dadeelchʼą́ą́l
2nd person dínílchʼą́ą́l dishoołchʼą́ą́l dadishoołchʼą́ą́l
3rd person deeshchʼą́ą́l dadeeshchʼą́ą́l
4th person jideeshchʼą́ą́l dazhdeeshchʼą́ą́l
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person dideeshchʼął didiilchʼął dadidiilchʼął
2nd person didíílchʼął didoołchʼął dadidoołchʼął
3rd person didoolchʼął dadidoolchʼął
4th person dizhdoolchʼął dazhdidoolchʼął

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