ahigą́

See also: ahígą́

Navajo

Etymology

ʼah- (reciprocal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, reciprocal) + -ghą́ (imperfective stem of root -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to kill 2+ objects”)

Verb

ahigą́

1. they are combating each other, fighting each other, killing each other

   bił ahishgą́ ― we’re fighting each other (literally, I am fighting each other with him)

Usage notes

This verb indicates that its object fights back; that is, the fighting is mutual.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ahishgą́	ahiigą́	daʼahiigą́
2nd person	ahígą́	ahohgą́	daʼahohgą́
3rd person	ahigą́		daʼahigą́
4th person	ahijigą́		daʼahijigą́

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	aheeshgą́ą́ʼ	ahiigą́ą́ʼ	daʼahiigą́ą́ʼ
2nd person	ahíínígą́ą́ʼ	ahoohgą́ą́ʼ	daʼahoohgą́ą́ʼ
3rd person	ahoogą́ą́ʼ		daʼahoogą́ą́ʼ
4th person	ahijoogą́ą́ʼ		daʼahijoogą́ą́ʼ