Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

yíłchʼąął

  1. he/she arrives carrying it on a handle or cord.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nishchʼąął niilchʼąął daniilchʼąął
2nd person níłchʼąął nołchʼąął danołchʼąął
3rd person yíłchʼąął deíłchʼąął
4th person jíłchʼąął dajíłchʼąął
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person níłchʼą́ą́l niilchʼą́ą́l daniilchʼą́ą́l
2nd person yíníłchʼą́ą́l noołchʼą́ą́l danoołchʼą́ą́l
3rd person yiníłchʼą́ą́l deishchʼą́ą́l
4th person jiníłchʼą́ą́l dajishchʼą́ą́l
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshchʼął diilchʼął dadiilchʼął
2nd person dííłchʼął doołchʼął dadoołchʼął
3rd person yidoołchʼął deidoołchʼął
4th person jidoołchʼął dazhdoołchʼął

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