Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-chʼííh (imperfective stem of root -CHʼI, “wind blows”)

Verb edit

yíchʼííh

  1. a breeze comes up
  2. (in the perfective) there is a breeze

Usage notes edit

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE yíchʼííh
PERFECTIVE níchʼi
FUTURE -

Stem set edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼííh
  • PERFECTIVE: -chʼi
  • FUTURE: -chʼih
  • ITERATIVE: -chʼih
  • OPTATIVE: -chʼííh

See also edit