Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼa- (away) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-chʼąął (imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄ́Ą́L, “to move suspended”).

Verb edit

iiłchʼąął

  1. he/she is taking him/her/it away on a handle, string, or cord
    Yah ayííłchʼą́ą́l.He took it into an enclosure on a handle, string, or cord.

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person iishchʼąął iilchʼąął adeiilchʼąął
2nd person aniłchʼąął oołchʼąął adaałchʼąął
3rd person iiłchʼąął adeiłchʼąął
4th person ajiłchʼąął adajiłchʼąął
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííłchʼą́ą́l iilchʼą́ą́l adashiilchʼą́ą́l
2nd person ííníłchʼą́ą́l oołchʼą́ą́l adashoołchʼą́ą́l
3rd person ayííłchʼą́ą́l adeishchʼą́ą́l
4th person ajííłchʼą́ą́l adajishchʼą́ą́l
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adeeshchʼął adiilchʼął adadiilchʼął
2nd person adííłchʼął adoołchʼął adadoołchʼął
3rd person iidoołchʼął adeidoołchʼął
4th person azhdoołchʼął adazhdoołchʼął

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