Navajo edit

Etymology edit

hi- (seriative) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-ghaał (imperfective stem of root -GHAL, “to wriggle”).

Verb edit

hilghaał

  1. he/she is wriggling somewhere

Usage notes edit

This verb calls for an adverb or postpositional phrase describing the destination of the action.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hishghaał hiilghaał dahiilghaał
2nd person hílghaał hołghaał dahołghaał
3rd person hilghaał dahalghaał
4th person jiilghaał dajiilghaał
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person heeshghal hiilghal daheelghal
2nd person híínílghal hoołghal dahisoołghal
3rd person hoolghal daheesghal
4th person jiyooghal dajiisghal