naalchiʼ

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -chiʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -CHIʼ, “to squat”).

Verb

naalchiʼ

1. he/she is spying, scouting
2. he/she is a spy

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashchiʼ	neiilchiʼ	nideiilchiʼ
2nd person	nanilchiʼ	naołchiʼ	nidaałchiʼ
3rd person	naalchiʼ		nidaalchiʼ
4th person	nijilchiʼ		nidajilchiʼ

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishishchiʼ	nishiilchiʼ	nidashiilchiʼ
2nd person	nishínílchiʼ	nishoołchiʼ	nidashoołchiʼ
3rd person	naashchiʼ		nidaashchiʼ
4th person	nijishchiʼ		nidajishchiʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshchiił	ndiilchiił	ndadiilchiił
2nd person	ndíílchiił	ndoołchiił	ndadoołchiił
3rd person	ndoolchiił		ndadoolchiił
4th person	nizhdoolchiił		ndazhdoolchiił

Derived terms

• naalchiʼí