akʼeʼełchí

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -kʼi- (“on top of”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chí (conclusive stem of root -CHĮ́, “to come into being”).

Verb

akʼeʼełchí

1. he/she/it writes (something unspecified on something unspecified), makes a tattoo, makes a mark

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	akʼeʼeshchí	akʼeʼiilchí	akʼedaʼiilchí
2nd person	akʼeʼíłchí	akʼeʼołchí	akʼedaʼołchí
3rd person	akʼeʼełchí		akʼedaʼałchí
4th person	akʼeʼjiłchí		akʼedaʼjiłchí

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	akʼeʼshéłchį́	akʼeʼshiilchį́	akʼedaʼshiilchį́
2nd person	akʼeʼshíníłchį́	akʼeʼshoołchį́	akʼedaʼshoołchį́
3rd person	akʼeʼeeshchį́		akʼedaʼashchį́
4th person	akʼeʼjishchį́		akʼedaʼajishchį́

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	akʼeʼdeeshchííł	akʼeʼdiilchííł	akʼedaʼdiilchííł
2nd person	akʼeʼdííłchííł	akʼeʼdoołchííł	akʼedaʼdoołchííł
3rd person	akʼeʼdoołchííł		akʼedaʼdoołchííł
4th person	akʼezhʼdoołchííł		akʼedazhʼdoołchííł

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -chí
• PERFECTIVE: -chį́
• FUTURE: -chííł
• ITERATIVE: -chííh
• OPTATIVE: -chííł

Synonyms

• naʼazo