chʼínílį́

See also: Chʼínílį́

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

chʼínílį́

it flows out horizontally

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 (ni), third person only, with da-shift.

PERFECTIVE	singular	plural	dist. plural
3rd person	chʼínílį́		chʼídaazlį́

Derived terms edit

Chʼínílį́ (“Chinle”)