chʼélyeed

Navajo

Etymology

chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -yeed (imperfective stem of root -WOD, “to run — 1 actor”).

Verb

chʼélyeed

1. he/she/it is running out horizontally (individually)

Usage notes

The stem is used for running individually. For movement in pairs, see chʼíhiʼnilchééh . For movement in groups of three or more, see chʼéjeeh .

Plural forms of this verb refer to several people running independently one from another.

• Chʼíniilwod — each of us ran out, we ran out each in his/her own direction.

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	chʼíníshyeed	chʼíniilyeed	chʼídaniilyeed
2nd person	chʼínílyeed	chʼínółyeed	chʼídanołyeed
3rd person	chʼélyeed		chʼídaalyeed
4th person	chʼíjílyeed		chʼídajílyeed

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	chʼíníshwod	chʼíniilwod	chʼídaniilwod
2nd person	chʼíínílwod	chʼínoołwod	chʼídanoołwod
3rd person	chʼélwod		chʼídaaswod
4th person	chʼíjílwod		chʼídajiswod

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	chʼídeeshwoł	chʼídiilwoł	chʼídadiilwoł
2nd person	chʼídíílwoł	chʼídoołwoł	chʼídadoołwoł
3rd person	chʼídoolwoł		chʼídadoolwoł
4th person	chʼízhdoolwoł		chʼídazhdoolwoł

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -yeed
• PERFECTIVE: -wod
• FUTURE: -woł
• ITERATIVE: -woʼ
• OPTATIVE: -yeed

Related terms

• dilyeed
• dilwoʼ
• haalyeed
• iilyeed
• kʼélyeed
• yilwoł
• yilyeed
• yílyeed
• yiyoołwoł

See also

• chʼélnood
• chʼélyeed (1), chʼíhiʼnilchééh (2), chʼéjeeh (3+) (to run out horizontally)
• chʼéghááh (1), chʼéʼaash (2), chʼékááh (3+) (to go out horizontally)