ałchozh

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chozh (durative imperfective stem of root -CHOZH, “to eat a leafy object”).

Verb

ałchozh (intransitive)

1. he/she is chewing (something flat or leafy)
2. he/she is eating (something flat or leafy)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ashchozh	iilchozh	daʼiilchozh
2nd person	íłchozh	ołchozh	daʼołchozh
3rd person	ałchozh		daʼałchozh
4th person	ajiłchozh		daʼjiłchozh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ííłchozh	iilchozh	daʼiilchozh
2nd person	ííníłchozh	oołchozh	daʼoołchozh
3rd person	ííłchozh		daʼííłchozh
4th person	ajííłchozh		daʼjííłchozh

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	adeeshchosh	adiilchosh	daʼdiilchosh
2nd person	adííłchosh	adoołchosh	daʼdoołchosh
3rd person	adoołchosh		daʼdoołchosh
4th person	azhdoołchosh		dazhʼdoołchosh

Related terms

• yiłchozh

See also

• adlą́ (liquid)
• aʼaał (hard)
• aldeeł (plural)
• alghał (meat)
• alkeed (chunky)
• ałchozh (leafy)
• ałtsʼééh (mushy)