chʼéélį́

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -◌́◌́- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).

Verb edit

chʼéélį́

it flows out horizontally
Adah chʼéélį́. ― It flows from a height (as a cliff).

Usage notes edit

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

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

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only.