yíchʼííh

Navajo

Etymology

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

Verb

yíchʼííh

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

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	yíchʼííh
PERFECTIVE	níchʼi

Stem set

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

See also

• níłchʼi (“wind”)