chʼéʼeeł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Verb
[edit]chʼéʼeeł
- he/she/it is floating out horizontally (as from a tunnel under water)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníshʼeeł | chʼíniiʼeeł | chʼídaniiʼeeł |
| 2nd person | chʼíníʼeeł | chʼínóhʼeeł | chʼídanohʼeeł |
| 3rd person | chʼéʼeeł | chʼídaaʼeeł | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíʼeeł | chʼídajíʼeeł | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼíníʼéél | chʼíniiʼéél | chʼídaniiʼéél |
| 2nd person | chʼííníʼéél | chʼínooʼéél | chʼídanooʼéél |
| 3rd person | chʼíníʼéél | chʼídaazʼéél | |
| 4th person | chʼízhníʼéél | chʼídajizʼéél | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeeshʼoł | chʼídiiʼoł | chʼídadiiʼoł |
| 2nd person | chʼídííʼoł | chʼídoohʼoł | chʼídadoohʼoł |
| 3rd person | chʼídooʼoł | chʼídadooʼoł | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdooʼoł | chʼídazhdooʼoł | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼeeł
- PERFECTIVE: -ʼéél
- FUTURE: -ʼoł
- ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
- OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł