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Etymology

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chʼí- (out horizontally) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).

Verb

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chʼétʼááh

  1. it is flying out horizontally (as from an enclosure)

Conjugation

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Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE chʼétʼááh
PERFECTIVE chʼétʼaʼ
FUTURE chʼídootʼah